Re: [Gnash] Gnash licensing

[Nicolas Cannasse]

Rob Savoye wrote:
> Gervase Markham wrote:
>
> > I am not arguing for relicensing Gnash simply because that will lead 
> > to it having more users or more popularity. (If that were my goal, I 
> > would be arguing that you should licence it under BSD terms.) I am 
> > arguing for relicensing it because I think that more users will get 
> > given more free software and so have more freedom.
>
>
>   One of the main platforms for Gnash is running the standalone player 
> on embedded GNU/Linux systems. I anticipate that actually there will 
> likely be as many people using it that way than as a plugin. So I'm not 
> really that worried about "market acceptance" as I am in creating a 
> flash player that can run in many environments where there is zero flash 
> solution. The plugin is just another output device to Gnash.

To get an insight about acceptance and concerns, you can have a look at 
the thread currently running on the OpenSource Flash list there :

http://osflash.org/pipermail/osflash_osflash.org/2006-January/007020.html

(follow the whole thread, I think it's interesting and includes 
statements from Macromedia officials)

You're welcome to join the list and send your take on the different 
issues raised on the topic.

Best,
Nicolas