[crossfire] Additional git repo at SourceForge using MIT license

Ruben Safir ruben at mrbrklyn.com
Thu Sep 8 19:50:06 CDT 2022


On 9/8/22 14:47, Rick Tanner wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I asked on IRC/Discord a few months ago, and no concerns were expressed
> at that time. So, now I am asking on the mailing list.
> 
> I am looking at setting up a 1.) new git repo at SourceForge for
> web/HTML content that is based on a Bootstrap template that is 2.) using
> a MIT license.

Well, I'd like the GPL better

> 
> Any concerns or problems with either point 1 or 2?
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> Original IRC/Discord posting:
> 
>>  — 06/29/2022
>> So, I have a question that will likely end up on the mailing list -
>> but I need to get some initial feedback on here.  I am looking at
>> creating a new git repo at SF for some web content which uses a
>> bootstrap template that was released under a MIT license. Does that
>> present any conflict, problems, or headaches with any of the other
>> open licenses already in use? Any problems in general with yet another
>> license involved with the project?
> 
> Replies:
> 
>> — 06/29/2022 > I see no problem. The MIT license is less restrictive
>> than the GPLv2 
> license we have in the server code.
> 
>>  — 06/29/2022
>> I would argue the same: MIT is one of the most permissive (except
>> public domain) licenses. IIRC you merely need to include the license
>> text but otherwise can do what you want.
> 
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