[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk really good?? (added, What is ViciDial??)

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 03:24:02PM -0400, Matt Florell wrote:
> >  > As for contributed code, we require a statement of "this is my code
> >  > and the project can use it and redistribute it" from the author.
> >  > Nothing very detailed at the moment because there are not many code
> >  > contributors and the project is entirely GPL-based and is not
> >  > dual-licensed.
> >
> > Yeah; I was just worried about someone getting pissy about your
> >  relicensing from GPL to AGPL.  Not that I expect it or anything... :-)
> 
> I am fairly surprised that I have not heard a single negative comment
> about it from any members of our VICIDIAL community or anywhere else.

Well, I'm not, actually... the people who *like* the GPL (that's,
y'know, everyone except Trixter :-) would be more inclined to like
AGPL, I would think; it merely extends the letter to better reflect the
spirit -- which a lot of people think GPl3 does *not* do...

> There are actually other web-based projects that are moving to it as
> well(which is how I originally heard about it) and since it became an
> official OSI-approved Open Source License along with the special
> provisions that GPL made allowing for AGPL compatibility, there are
> more people talking about it in the last few months.

If OSI approved it don't *they* then have the "official" language?

Cheers,
-- jra
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