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It sucks to have to agree with someone that you don't fundamentally agree with but I think the author of the PR is correct. This is a modification of the Apache
by igetspam 5y ago
It sucks to have to agree with someone that you don't fundamentally agree with but I think the author of the PR is correct. This is a modification of the Apache license and while I appreciate and support their stance, it does seem to mean that the license is non compliant. I support anyone's desire to protest things (no matter which side I'm on) but you can't just make up your own rules.
- Proven 5y agoYou fundamentally agree with the person who opened the issue on the issue of license, that's the only thing that matters here. He is right, the changed license is discriminatory. Older commits can be used freely, so not a big deal for a while at least and by then someone can fork the code.
- the-lazy-guy 5y agoHow exactly do you fundamentally disagree with the author of the PR? He literally did no statements beyond saying that this is not an Apache License anymore.
- dtech 5y agoThe author of the module disagrees with the author of the PR that adding this additional restriction does not make the project Apache License anymore.
- the-lazy-guy 5y agoThanks for the explanation. English is not my native language and I read the comment as if the commenter had fundamental disagreements with the author of the PR but had to agree with him on this particular point about license terms.
- Handytinge 5y agoEnglish is my native language and I also read it that way!
- igetspam 5y agoYou're right. I disagree with those who would not accept the license modifications as truth because I support them but the author of the PR did not state their political stance.
- oauea 5y ago> but you can't just make up your own rules Sure you can. Your project, your rules.
- nigma1337 5y agoWell its not his license.
- allknowingfrog 5y agoSure, but you can't make up your own definition of the Apache 2.0 license, which was the point of the original comment (and the PR in question).
- hedwall 5y agoYes you can: "You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions for use, reproduction, or distribution of Your modifications, or for any such Derivative Works as a whole, provided Your use, reproduction, and distribution of the Work otherwise complies with the conditions stated in this License." [0] https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
- seneca 5y agoSure, but that doesn't mean he can redefine terms. He can't both change the license and claim it's compliant with that license. That contradiction exists regardless of his ownership of the project.