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Mozilla Foundation Begins Redraft Process For MPL

Posted by timothy on from the treading-lightly dept.

Barence writes "Mozilla has announced plans to redraft the open-source license underpinning projects such as Firefox. The Mozilla Public License 1.1 has been used to distribute numerous projects including Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenSolaris and Flex for over a decade. In the first phase of this process, Mozilla will release an alpha draft based on feedback already received. This will be followed by 'commentary, discussion, and further drafting, followed by beta and release candidate drafts.' Mozilla intends to 'seriously investigate' whether it can make the MPL compatible with the Apache license, in an effort to 'help projects using the MPL become more flexible about using Apache-licensed code.'"

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  1. Re:Just BSD everything, kthxbai by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're right, not everybody supports truly-free software. That's why we usually laugh at crowing cocks like rms and his "Free" Software Foundation.

  2. Re:Just BSD everything, kthxbai by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Giving the freedom to take away others' freedom isn't my cup of tea, personally.

    What the fuck do you think the GPL does? Yeah, that's right. It takes away the freedom of others to use GPL'ed software in closed-source applications. I hate to break it to you, but the GPL itself GIVES THE FREEDOM TO TAKE AWAY OTHERS' FREEDOM.

    Are you really so blind and zealous that you can't see that for yourself?