BSD for toolset, GPL for apps
Donnal Walter
donnal at donnal.net
Tue Mar 25 16:51:08 UTC 2003
As an academic physician I am working on a set of custom clinical
applications using Python and wxPython that I wish to make open-source.
I have started this project by working on a *framework* for such
applications (called Mindwrapper), and because Python and wxPython both
have licenses somewhat similar to BSD, I have released the first version
of Mindwrapper under a BSD license. My intention is to continue
development of Mindwrapper using BSD.
OTOH, I would like to use a GPL license for the custom clinical
applications (the set of which I call Prism) that I will develop using
Mindwrapper. Is this combination of licenses reasonable?
My thinking is this. I want to make sure that the clinical (Prism)
programs always remain free, but I don't especially care if the
(Mindwrapper) tool set is used as part of a proprietary product. What I
clearly do want is for other Python and wxPython developers to feel
comfortable contributing to Mindwrapper, and my clear sense is that most
of them prefer BSD-style over GPL-style licenses.
Donnal Walter, M.D.
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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