[TYPO3-ect] Future of different AJAX-libs?

[R. van Twisk]

Michael Scharkow wrote:
> Elmar Hinz wrote:
>
>   
>> So I think it is important to take the multifile type of prototype. It
>> allows to change the licence to GPL.
>>     
>
> I don't really understand what's the point here. Both new-style BSD and 
> MIT licenses allow you to distribute the code as part of a GPLed 
> package. This is not relicensing, as the original license of 
> prototype.js is untouched unless you deliberately change it. If we ship 
> the upstream version, it will stay licensed as it is now, which is not 
> at all a problem for us.
>
> IMHO this is not worth even asking ifross or any other legal advisors.
>
> Greetings,
> Michael
>
> PS: I agree that we should open up TER for GPL-compatible licenses, so 
> that people who'd rather use BSD or LGPL or whatever are not discouraged 
> to use TER.
>   
+1

Indeed... when a license is compatible with GPL there is no reason to 
avoid it on TER.