From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CCC7C07E9A for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:42:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D613B613C5 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:42:24 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org D613B613C5 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=redhat.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:53324 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m3g5e-0000zr-I6 for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:42:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:44216) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m3g4Q-0007lZ-46 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:41:06 -0400 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([216.205.24.124]:48352) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m3g4O-00027s-Fv for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:41:05 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1626273663; h=from:from:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:in-reply-to:in-reply-to: references:references; bh=YFT7zUpk/SxkGl8+tKC4sv9TlsC/M0RXpuFFuyNloM4=; b=VRdZxCCKUt/EUZdl72nQZ3dA2C/ODPsbrodpp6HvKytZ7OREE/a9MsUgLREbvGfGYlhuGu 428qXJ2K5TTyD8nTCumWHb+Reb0X117dU+q3TfEQ8TFWCHg14tPyJfedMMyUc7orjM/epx /zrDg0R1Q5ttlmwhITOvcjNdrvhgPsw= Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-361-ywzJRJsUPXaWIFFOWQKvSw-1; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:40:58 -0400 X-MC-Unique: ywzJRJsUPXaWIFFOWQKvSw-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.15]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F0BCE804146 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:40:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (ovpn-114-160.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.114.160]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 25A965D6AB; Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:40:55 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:40:53 +0100 From: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= To: Markus Armbruster Subject: Re: License advice for Async QMP Message-ID: References: <87eec1ezfe.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <87eec1ezfe.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> User-Agent: Mutt/2.0.7 (2021-05-04) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.15 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=berrange@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Received-SPF: pass client-ip=216.205.24.124; envelope-from=berrange@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -34 X-Spam_score: -3.5 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.699, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= Cc: Eric Blake , Luiz Capitulino , John Snow , qemu-devel , Andrea Bolognani Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 04:35:17PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote: > John Snow writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm deep into writing a new Async QMP library for QEMU, one that I intend > > to ship outside of our castle walls and host on PyPI. > > > > I need to choose a license for it. I slapped GPLv2 on it in keeping with > > the license on the original library by Luiz Capitulino (And it is generally > > my preference), but I was debating loosening the license to MIT so that it > > plays nicer with Apache-licensed projects. ...Maybe. > > > > I don't know if that's really necessary, though, and I do generally prefer > > a "copyleft" to "permissive" these days. > > In addition to what Daniel wrote: I'd recommend GPLv2+ over GPLv2. Yep, that'd be my pref too generally. Regards, Daniel -- |: https://berrange.com -o- https://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange :| |: https://libvirt.org -o- https://fstop138.berrange.com :| |: https://entangle-photo.org -o- https://www.instagram.com/dberrange :|