[Biopython-dev] Adopting BSD 3-Clause license for Biopython?

[Peter Cock]

Thank you Thomas, this is much appreciated.

Peter

On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Thomas Holder <thomas at thomas-holder.de> wrote:
> Dear Peter,
>
> Congratulations to the decision to move to a mainstream
> license, I anticipate only positive things from such a move.
>
> You have permission to re-license my contributions, and
> permission to forward this to the biopython-dev mailing list.
>
> My github account: https://github.com/speleo3
>
> Best,
>   Thomas
>
> On 03 Aug 2016, at 09:51, Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Thomas,
>>
>> We are hoping to relicense Biopython under the mainstream
>> "BSD 3-Clause License" to simplify packaging and redistribution
>> (rather than the liberal but unique "Biopython License Agreement").
>>
>> Proposed license header wording:
>> https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/898
>>
>> Tracking issue for collecting permissions:
>> https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues/898
>>
>> You are one of the Biopython contributors who, as far as I know,
>> are not on GitHub. e.g. You did some work on parsing SCOP files
>> which was included in Biopython 1.54 back in 2010.
>>
>> I am emailing to ask on behalf of the current Biopython development
>> team if you would give permission to re-license your Biopython
>> contributions under both "Biopython License Agreement" and the
>> "BSD 3-Clause License"?
>>
>> A reply CC'ing the biopython-dev mailing list would be perfect
>> (or an email with permission to forward it to the mailing list).
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Peter
>>