On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Dr. Trigon <dr.trigon@surfeu.ch> wrote:

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@DaB+Silke: Thanks for your infos!!

@Ryan: Of course I am trying labs already since quite some time now...
;) But you know there are some issues...
(1) is the mail thing - which should be solved soon
(2) is what to do with tools that are non-free or use non-free
libraries? What e.g. when the tool developer got permission to use a
library and it is open source - but the owner does not want to make it
free? Or the license(s) labs wants to enforce?

If it isn't free, then it isn't open source. All we require is a valid OSI license. If it doesn't fit that license we either need to grant an exception (which isn't likely), or the tool author needs to use a different library.

The projects depend on the tools. If a tool is abandoned then we need to be able to take over the tool, which includes its source. If the tool is using something proprietary then it makes taking it over difficult or impossible.

Here's my stance: if a tool is using something proprietary, we can't count on that tool and it doesn't belong on Labs. The tool author either needs to switch to an open source library or move the tool to their own infrastructure.

- Ryan