[llvm-dev] RFC #3: Improving license & patent issues in the LLVM community

[Chris Lattner via llvm-dev]

I will follow up with you offlist.

-Chris

> On Apr 29, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Rafael Avila de Espindola via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
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>> On April 29, 2017 12:46:35 PM EDT, Chris Lattner <clattner at llvm.org> wrote:
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>>> On Apr 29, 2017, at 8:03 AM, Rafael Avila de Espindola via llvm-dev
>> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
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>>> Chris Lattner <clattner at llvm.org> writes:
>>> 
>>>> I don’t have a link off hand.  Two major points:
>>>> 
>>>> 1) CLA’s in general require an additional approval step, which
>> reduces contributions.
>>> 
>>> Yes, that is the cost I mention in the email. I think it is better to
>>> take this cost than to impose a new license on the users.
>> 
>> For a variety of reasons, we need to change the license.  “Just adding
>> a CLA on top of what we have” isn’t an option.
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> 
> Could you please explain why? As it stands I don't agree with changing the license to any code I may have copyright to.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rafael
> 
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