Change license to GPL

[kripper]

@The1only Can we switch the license to GPL? This way, derived software products and source code changes based on Rosetta Drone would require other people to open source their code/changes too. It may help to get more pull requests and have more development of modules compatible with Rosetta Drone.

[The1only]

We could but there are many catches with GPL, and only if you sell a product that contains this code you will have to release the source, to customers…  and whom would fight it in court?Not sure it would help ! And I am for freedom.Best regardTerje Nilsen9Tek ASNorwayOn 15 Aug 2023, at 23:34, Christopher Pereira ***@***.***> wrote: @The1only Can we switch the license to GPL? This way, derived software products and source code changes based on Rosetta Drone would require other people to open source their code/changes too. It may help to get more pull requests and have more development of modules compatible with Rosetta Drone. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[kripper]

We could but there are many catches with GPL, and only if you sell a product that contains this code you will have to release the source, to customers…

I know what you mean and I always prefered BSD myself. But:

1. You could still keep a BSD license for your own derived closed source products.
2. Future developers would have to release their derived software products / source code changes and improvements. Otherwise, they may release closed source apps based on Rosetta Drone without even telling us :-(