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Why LGPL when the original license is more permissive? (https://sourceware.org/bzip2/manual/manual.html https://sourceware.org/bzip2/manual/manual.html)
by red_admiral 27d ago
Why LGPL when the original license is more permissive? (https://sourceware.org/bzip2/manual/manual.html https://sourceware.org/bzip2/manual/manual.html)
- atiedebee 27d agobzip3 is not made by the same author as bzip2, that's why there is a licence disparity.
- airstrike 27d agoFeels pretty odd to take something named foo2 and claim foo3 on top of it.
- LtWorf 27d agoPlease stop questioning people's choice of license. If you don't like it, you're entitled to not using it.
- bmacho 26d agoDifferent people have different licence preferences. "Why this and not that" questions usually don't spark joy. (Might seem fine for the individual who asks it, but not really in a community.)
- account42 26d agoYou're also entitled to not comment on discussions you're not interested in. License discussion is very much relevant for anything that might end up being used for data interchange.
- LtWorf 25d agoHaving been annoyed by people who asked me to change license several times, I have no sympathy for these requests.
- greyw 27d agoThe author of bzip3 probably doesnt like pushover licenses so made user rights stronger