Consider dual licensing this project under MIT or Apache-2.0 #859
Description
This licensing scheme gives maximum flexibility for downstream users. Apache 2.0 includes an explicit patent grant and retaliation clause, which protects users from patent litigation. With dual MIT and Apache-2.0 licensing, the user may choose any of these two at their discretion.
This is a well stablished standard in the rust-bitcoin and Rust ecosystems:
In order to relicense we would need explicit approval from all contributors which have made meaningful contributions (see bitcoindevkit/bdk#301 as an example).
To go forward with this change we need anyone who's made significant contributions before to sign off. I've listed all of the folks who show up in git shortlog below. If we don't get everyone that may be OK, but we'll need to go back and check that their contributions were relatively minor.
If you're on the below list and agree with this change please add a comment with
I hereby re-license my previous contributions to Floresta under Apache 2.0 in addition to the existing MIT license.
- @a-moreira
- @Antrikshgwal
- @asmit27rai
- @bitkarrot
- @brunoerg
- @cirqueira-labs
- @csgui
- @Davidson-Souza
- @douglaz
- @Edu92337
- @erickcestari
- @Gudnessuche
- @Guilospanck
- @hensou
- @ItshMoh
- @jaoleal
- @jaonoctus
- @joaothallis
- @joaozinhom
- @JoseSK999
- @joshdoman
- @kcalvinalvin
- @lla-dane
- @lord2anil
- @lordshashank
- @luca0x46
- @lucasbalieiro
- @lucasdbr05
- @lucasdcf
- @luisschwab
- @lukechilds
- @moisesPompilio
- @mystical-prog
- @nyonson
- @OsauravO
- @prusnak
- @qlrd
- @siddheshzz
- @starius
- @teslaBitcoin19
- @TheMhv
- @Vikaass-08
- @vinny-pereira