Ten years on, Mozilla has concluded that its open-source underpinnings are due for a refresh.
The Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail software are governed by the Mozilla Public License, which determines what rights and restrictions apply to programmers who want to use the software in their own projects, extend it in various ways, or just peek at the programming instructions that underlie the software.
"Version 1.1 of the Mozilla Public License has been in use by Mozilla and other projects for over a decade. The spirit of the license has served us well by helping to communicate some of the values that underpin our large and growing community. However, some of its wording may be showing its age," Mozilla said in an announcement of the license refurbishing Wednesday.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000242-264.html
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The Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail software are governed by the Mozilla Public License, which determines what rights and restrictions apply to programmers who want to use the software in their own projects, extend it in various ways, or just peek at the programming instructions that underlie the software.
"Version 1.1 of the Mozilla Public License has been in use by Mozilla and other projects for over a decade. The spirit of the license has served us well by helping to communicate some of the values that underpin our large and growing community. However, some of its wording may be showing its age," Mozilla said in an announcement of the license refurbishing Wednesday.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000242-264.html
