Deciding on a license for the Loomio app
Jon Lemmon
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Some software licenses are permissive, meaning that anyone can take the code and use it for whatever they want. The MIT license is one of these. The AGPL license is 'share alike', meaning that people can take the code and use it for whatever they like, as long as they share it back to the common pool.
Loomio was initially under the MIT license. After a group decision, we're in the process of transitioning from the MIT license to the AGPL license.
Benjamin Knight
Wed 8 Aug 2012 8:38PM
I like the idea of starting AGPL then dual-licensing as required
Joshua Vial
Thu 9 Aug 2012 8:32PM
I agree we should go with AGPL but I think a few other things need to happen first, specifically setting up a policy where all past and future contributors sign a CLA and we enginify loomio. Then we license the engine under AGPL not the current code.
vivien maidaborn
Fri 10 Aug 2012 6:55PM
I am following the conversation and agree with AGPL, but really am such a learner in this space am happy for the people in the know to decide. I am in favor of the best protection of code for our learning and use we can in the open source space.
Joshua Vial
Sun 12 Aug 2012 12:16PM
with the proviso that all the CLAs are sorted before hand and Loomio (the legal entity) has the right to relicense the code base under other terms as necessary
Jon Lemmon
Mon 13 Aug 2012 2:02AM
Also agree as long as we get the CLA's sorted first that include getting copyright assignment from the contributors.
Poll Created Sun 2 Sep 2012 10:44AM
Adopt the following CLA and collect signatures via Google Forms Closed Wed 5 Sep 2012 10:44AM
I propose that we have all of our developers and anyone who contributes code in the future sign the following CLA:
The CLA will be signed by submitting the form included in the above document.
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Agree | 57.1% | 4 |
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| Abstain | 28.6% | 2 |
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| Disagree | 14.3% | 1 |
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| Block | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| Undecided | 0% | 893 |
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7 of 900 people have participated (0%)
Richard D. Bartlett
Sun 2 Sep 2012 11:05AM
I don't understand the details but Rochelle's endorsement is more than convincing for me.
Danyl Strype
Sun 2 Sep 2012 12:26PM
I would like to see the Free Software Foundation listed alongside the Open Source Initiative, and a human-readable summary
Varun Adibhatla
Sun 2 Sep 2012 10:34PM
Observing this but would definitely like to see a human readable form take shape.
Paul Smith
Mon 3 Sep 2012 5:06AM
Yes for this one, double yes if you include Strypey's suggestion.