[annotator-dev] Proposal: License Simplification

Wed Jun 17 23:57:08 UTC 2015

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 4:54 PM Andrew Magliozzi <andrew at finalsclub.org>
wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> This license simplification proposal has dropped off a little, and I
> wanted to bring it back up.  It's going to be important, particularly if we
> decide to pursue the Apache Foundation Incubator program.
>

Thanks, Andrew.

>
> Below is a list of all Annotator contributors (according to GitHub).  If
> you see your handle on that list, please try to chime in on this topic.
> Note: the closer you are to the top, the more your opinion matters!
>

I'm a strong +1 on switching the license. I will note that we should be
careful about "the more your opinion matters". While people near the top
may be influential in the project community, ultimately we cannot relicense
the work of other people without their permission.
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