:: Re: [unSYSTEM] libwallet: code fork…
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Lähettäjä: Luke Parrish
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Vastaanottaja: System undo crew
Aihe: Re: [unSYSTEM] libwallet: code forked from libbitcoin
I wonder if a license that puts the code in the public domain after 15
years or so (keeping it under the GPL until then) would be an acceptable
compromise between idealism and pragmatism here.


On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Amir Taaki <genjix@???> wrote:

> Why the GPL?
>
>
> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
> Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means
> necessary
>
> http://hintjens.com/blog:68
> How To Capture an Open Source Project
>
> Until copyright stops existing, I have no reason to give my work free to
> corporations and people writing proprietary software. Exploiting the law
> to protect yourself is a valid form of resistance.
>
> On 12/12/13 16:42, Mike Gogulski wrote:
> > More GPL crap, Amir? C'mon. One of these days you've got to realize that
> > threatening to sic the police on people with bogus, unsupportable IP law
> > as justification is not only unfriendly, but bad for the adoption of
> > otherwise good code. Stallman be damned.
> >
> >
> > On 12/12/2013 05:39 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
> >> I've created a new library which will have non-critical code (like
> >> deterministic wallets, key formats and selecting outputs) ported from
> >> libbitcoin to libwallet.
> >>
> >> This will keep libbitcoin focused on its core functionality. The client
> >> side stuff is less important considering all the wallet development done
> >> in Python, JavaScript .etc libbitcoin is aimed at server software.
> >>
> >> https://github.com/spesmilo/libwallet
> >>
> >> The install-sx.sh has been updated to reflect this. Users simply need to
> >> re-run the script to update.
> >>
> >>
> >>
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