[copyleft-next] has anyone done a proof of concept permissive.next based?

Richard Fontana fontana at sharpeleven.org
Thu Sep 27 13:17:39 UTC 2012


On 09/27/2012 02:47 AM, Kuno Woudt wrote:

> A license which is currently "missing" on that spectrum is a copyleft 
> license compatible with the current popular app stores.
> 
> The microsoft and apple app stores are fairly hostile toward free 
> software developers, but they do have a considerable market share.  So I 
> think there are free software developers who would be interested in a 
> license which achieves the aims of copyleft insofar that is allowed by 
> the common app store agreements.
> 
> Has anyone given this any thought?

I haven't thought about it (until now) in connection with
copyleft-next, but this is a good suggestion to consider. The problem
seems analogous to the problem that the old GPL system library
exception was trying to solve (or clarify).

This goes in the still non-existent issue tracker. :)

- Richard






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