[License-review] Next steps with Tidepool License

[John Cowan]

Howard Look scripsit:

> - For most of the existing Tidepool code base, we will be releasing
> the code under the BSD 2-Clause license (a.k.a. BSD-2).

Excellent decision.

> - For code where keeping changes secret or private would be a safety
> concern, we will release the code under GPLv2. This will compel people
> who edit this code to release their changes back to the public.

You should be aware that this is not actually true.  The GPL's publication
requirement is very narrow:  if Alice provides a binary to Bob, she
must make the source of that binary available to Bob.  There is no
requirement to distribute the source publicly if the binary is not
distributed publicly.  What is more, it is possible to make completely
private changes and not distribute them to anybody.

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