{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36/events","html_url":"https://github.com/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36","id":147151820,"number":36,"title":"Alternative license?","user":{"login":"pombredanne","id":675997,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/675997?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne","html_url":"https://github.com/pombredanne","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pombredanne/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/labels/question","name":"question","color":"cc317c"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":21,"created_at":"2016-04-09T18:44:55Z","updated_at":"2016-04-12T10:08:56Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hi I was wondering if you would consider an alternative license (like the LGPL or else) to make it easier to integrate this library ... as a library in a larger Apache-licensed project (scancode-toolkit).\r\nThank you for you kind consideration!"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/comments/208829775","html_url":"https://github.com/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36#issuecomment-208829775","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/inveniosoftware/intbitset/issues/36","id":208829775,"user":{"login":"crepererum","id":1529400,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1529400?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum","html_url":"https://github.com/crepererum","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/crepererum/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-04-12T10:08:56Z","updated_at":"2016-04-12T10:08:56Z","body":"I agree with the opinion of @lnielsen. During the time I've worked on `intbitset`, I was employed by CERN and therefor they are allowed to do whatever the want with the code (as long as it doesn't affect me as a person or my personal work, e.g. by making people responsible for the code afterwards, which isn't the case here). A problem that might appear (not for me but for others): sometimes you may have contributions that where handed in after a certain contract ended and therefore that contribution is not a CERN IP. That's a general \"problem\" of Open Source projects without dedicated internal and external repos.\r\n\r\nThe discussion we have here is basically the reason why most projects out there let external contributors sign a CLA. I kinda remember that we had the discussion about a general Invenio CLA before, but didn't came to a conclusion because a) there needs to be a check by some lawyers and b) most contributors are working for CERN or Tind anyway.\r\n\r\nEven I'm not part of the team anymore but I would suggest the following scheme: let everyone sign a CLA, including your employers. That also \"defuses\" the \"end of contract\" edge case described above.\r\n\r\nOn the other hand: it is really polite to ask for the license change and I'm very happy being asked. :+1: "}}