[asterisk-biz] OT: Licensing preferences

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 10:30:29PM +0200, Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
> dtmf in asterisk (rfc2833) violates the rfc.  There are many switches
> that usually are only "big carrier types" that do not properly deal with
> what asterisk sends.  I gave oej specifics as he was doing something
> relating to a filed bug on this issue.  I even wrote a patch, but until
> asterisk is no longer released gpl I cant contribute it (personal thing
> just as some wont contribute unless its gpl I wont contribute if it is).

Just curious why you look at it that way, Bret.

The only reason I could see why someone would decline to contribute
to a GPLd project would seem to be handily dealt with merely by
dual-licensing your code GPL and BSD.

On the other hand, it may be that you're complaining about *having to
assign your copyright to Digium*, which would be an entirely different
issue: you would be unhappy that they could then themselves dual-license
it commercially.

Is that the situation that troubles you?

Cheers,
-- jra
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