Re: free-software-compatible license for HTML5 (ACTION-29)

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org> wrote:
> A status update on this front.
>
> The suggestion that emerged in March at the Advisory Committee
> meeting was to ask  the PSIG for input on implementing a more open
> license. Although the PSIG has not yet discussed the issue (due to
> changes in PSIG chairs over the summer), the new co-Chair of the Group,
> Scott Peterson, is preparing the topic fo PSIG discussion prior to TPAC
> 2009. One proposal that the PSIG will be asked to consider is to use the
> MIT license. Once we receive PSIG feedback, we will entertain the topic
> during the AC meeting in November, just before the HTML WG face-to-face
> meeting. Thus, we may have a decision as early as mid-November.

Hi Philippe,

Thanks for the update. This sounds great!

/ Jonas

Received on Thursday, 1 October 2009 02:43:58 UTC