Re: Towards a better license for Mutopia

[Chris Sawer]

Bernd Warken wrote:
> I would like to end the discussion now.  I propose to temporarily put
> my contributions under GPL for macro files, FDL for the score source 
> files, and MutopiaBSD  for audio and performing.  

I think this triple-licensing seems unnecessarily complicated and 
confusing. I suggest you follow Han-Wen's suggestion of putting the 
music on your own homepage for the time being until a suitable music 
license that you agree with is created.

> Moreover, I propose that the people responsable for licensing in 
> Mutopia contact Richard Stallman for creating a better license (based 
> on FDL, with audio and performance aspects added).

Part of the problem is that no one is responsible for licensing on 
Mutopia. Han-Wen and Jan started the project (the archive was 
originally only included in the LilyPond distribution), and in May 1999 
I volunteered to create the website and maintain the archive which I am 
still happy to do. At the time, however, I made it clear that I was no 
legal expert, and I must admit that I do not find long debates about 
the merits of various licenses exciting...

I do not have a huge amount of spare time at the moment, and am not 
prepared personally to start constructing a Copyleft license, even with 
the support of the FSF. However, if somebody else wants to discuss this 
with the FSF/Richard Stallman and come up with a suitable license, I 
will give them my every support. I'm certainly not against the concept 
of having a Copyleft license on Mutopia - as long as I don't have to 
use it for music that I enter!

Chris

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Chris Sawer - address@hidden - Mutopia Maintainer