Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DBDD84280 for ; Sat, 4 Jun 2011 10:33:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 66964 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 66560 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 66552 invoked by uid 99); 4 Jun 2011 10:33:10 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:33:10 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of simon@webmink.com designates 209.85.216.182 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.216.182] (HELO mail-qy0-f182.google.com) (209.85.216.182) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 04 Jun 2011 10:33:04 +0000 Received: by qyk27 with SMTP id 27so1576958qyk.6 for ; Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:32:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.45.1 with SMTP id c1mr2104805qcf.259.1307183561477; Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:32:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.233.131 with HTTP; Sat, 4 Jun 2011 03:32:41 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [89.192.128.23] Received: by 10.229.233.131 with HTTP; Sat, 4 Jun 2011 03:32:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20110602000137.GA60771@devsys.jaguNET.com> <4DE6D6E9.8080609@apache.org> <4DE76850.2060905@documentfoundation.org> Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:32:41 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: OpenOffice and the ASF From: Simon Phipps To: general@incubator.apache.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016363ba072d68e9804a4e06399 --0016363ba072d68e9804a4e06399 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Jun 4, 2011 2:03 AM, "Sam Ruby" wrote: > However I > will state that in cases where widespread use of the code is vital for > advancing the cause of free software that the Apache License, Version > 2.0 is an appropriate choice: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html Have you checked that with the FSF, Sam? That recommendation applies to code expected to have a wide and diverse range of derivatives (libraries for example). Comments by FSF board member Bradley Kuhn on Rob's blog confirm this. S. --0016363ba072d68e9804a4e06399--