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    Phoronix: Mir's GPLv3 License Is Now Raising Concerns

    Taking a break from blogging about UEFI and Secure Boot, Linux kernel developer Matthew Garrett is now writing about how Canonical's choice of license for their Mir Display Server is a bit scary. It's not the GPLv3 license alone that's raising eyebrows, but the GPLv3 combined with the Ubuntu Contributor's License Agreement that is unfortunate in the mobile space...

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  • #2
    grrr

    And the hits just keep on coming. You know, they say when there's no clear option, the best thing is to do nothing. I think I will just sit back with some Popcorn for the next year since it's clear we are not at the end of the street yet.

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    • #3
      Well, that much was obvious from day one. And it isnt just a problem with Mir. We've already been through all of this with Nexuiz. I would have thought people would learn their lessens when that mess happened.

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      • #4
        "Now" raising concerns?

        I'm pretty sure a lot of people pointed this out the very day Canonical announced Mir, and they've been doing so ever since then.

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        • #5
          I'd be astonished if they get any vendors to sign up with this thing. And if they do, I'd have to ask what they're smoking.

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          • #6
            maybe they're trying to avoid fragmentation.

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            • #7
              ???

              what the real world problem?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by phoronix View Post
                Phoronix: Mir's GPLv3 License Is Now Raising Concerns

                Taking a break from blogging about UEFI and Secure Boot, Linux kernel developer Matthew Garrett is now writing about how Canonical's choice of license for their Mir Display Server is a bit scary. It's not the GPLv3 license alone that's raising eyebrows, but the GPLv3 combined with the Ubuntu Contributor's License Agreement that is unfortunate in the mobile space...

                http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTM5MjI
                ... Now... raising concerns?

                Good hopping hoppy things that hop Michael, where have you been? The CLA has been an issues since the whole #MirGate debacle started. Cases in point:

                The level... of ... lack of attention is astounding. Did you really have your head buried so far up Mark's Ego ya didn't figure out the CLA was kind of an issue till NOW?!

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Andrecorreia View Post
                  what the real world problem?
                  GPLv3 requires users be able to replace GPLv3 code if they would like... thats an issue on mobile and is considered VERY anti-carrier. If they can get hardware manufacturers on board thats fine, but few carriers will like the idea of their users screwing with the software.

                  The CLA is very anti-opensource because it means that if you submit a patch to Unity or Mir that you have to assign copyright to Canonical. Since Canonical is the only copyright holder it means they can release, for example, version 1.6 of Mir, and then make 1.7 and forward closed source. They can never take away the sources for 1.0 -> 1.6, but they can make any future development closed source.

                  This is anti-developer because many open source devs will only submit to projects that they know ARE open source and will REMAIN open source, the CLA makes it so it IS open source now... and it MAYBE will be open source in the future.
                  All opinions are my own not those of my employer if you know who they are.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by johnc View Post
                    I'd be astonished if they get any vendors to sign up with this thing. And if they do, I'd have to ask what they're smoking.
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                    You could ask these large telecoms what they are smoking... But I don't think corporations are as paranoid as those who feel that the existence of a competitor to wayland is the cardinal sin of our age.

                    Yet more FUD leveled at Canonical, mere speculation on possible worst case scenarios without any real basis in fact. Yawn. I look forward to running Mir with proprietary driver support soon.

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