From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 939FF1227 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 18:12:35 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wi0-f169.google.com (mail-wi0-f169.google.com [209.85.212.169]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 70ADA243 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 18:12:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wicfx3 with SMTP id fx3so21345630wic.0 for ; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:12:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; bh=304rSk+3vZEMn4xAOjJkl8ufUNTrZcaxqDidZuNpSgY=; b=tHJHU78ssozrQWUoxBXT+aspxhhm5V1cQs7SImamfapwJMzwW8iWLn+q0xtU8X96P0 fdKUaRd5YF6KZG4Eus/XmV4cHHR4s4DROe5hWCD41BfaHP/W+E9mSJlE78fqPz/K8efo KgGp6w1QArAjD1/BZ367Dprl0Ghnm41F8iRN5J7nz3AauHBm/6yMEnxUnnSSEJaMarf0 M/BdVqQrosuE7YdHctv9bVriR3PrYE9OJ7OozESo9rx1M93G5cw64XBX9cbzzHve3RGJ NLToYz6QE2oBYEcdo2td6aL0mYd5DCNTeCjNE5S8HZiZ+uC8WQurozbt7W8iSeXdqs1e 1t/g== X-Received: by 10.180.215.101 with SMTP id oh5mr4972471wic.6.1441131153082; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:12:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.211.16 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Sep 2015 11:12:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Btc Drak Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 19:12:13 +0100 Message-ID: To: Ahmed Zsales Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HK_RANDOM_ENVFROM, HK_RANDOM_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Open Block Chain Licence, BIP[xxxx] Draft X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:12:35 -0000 Without commenting on your proposal at all, the general problem with licensing after the fact is you require the permission of every copyright holder in order to make the change. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Ahmed Zsales via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Hello, > > We believe the network requires a block chain licence to supplement the > existing MIT Licence which we believe only covers the core reference client > software. > > Replacing or amending the existing MIT Licence is beyond the scope of this > draft BIP. > > Rationale and details of our draft BIP for discussion and evaluation are > here: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwEbhrQ4ELzBMVFxajNZa2hzMTg/view?usp=sharing > > Regards, > > Ahmed > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev >