[ANN] animationEngine is free now

[Brian Milby]

Copyright owner can relicense at will. That is why there are contributor agreements that transfer copyright to the project in many cases. Someone else can’t take GPL code and change the license.

Thanks,
Brian
On Sep 28, 2018, 2:59 PM -0500, Tom Glod via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> Hey Malte,
>
> Thanks for freeing your code and the contributions you have madeto the
> community.
>
> I was under the impression that once something is GPLed .... it is GPL
> forever, and it cannot really change. Is it just a matter of the fact that
> you yourself would never enforce the GPL license which is why you are able
> to change the license?
>
> I'm dealing with licensing issues right now ...still confused about how to
> dual license something...hence my question.
>
> I will keep an eye on your upcoming kickstarter to see what you are
> attempting to do.
>
> All the best, thank you.
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 3:33 PM Pi Digital via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > AE was my first add on purchase for LC. It did me well for so many things.
> > Thanks Malte for all of your assistance over the years and your coding
> > prowess. All the best as you move on.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > > On 28 Sep 2018, at 20:15, Malte Pfaff-Brill via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi List,
> > >
> > > Just a quick announcement.
> > >
> > > I put animationEngine into the public domain today. No code changes,
> > just a change of license. It is now free as in beer as well as free as in
> > OSS terms. No more GPL3 restrictions, actually no restrictions at all. It
> > is still listed as paid Software in the extensions shop, but that will also
> > be changed soon.
> > >
> > > For all of you that supported me over the years: Thank you so much!
> > Every license sold helped me move the library forward. The code is a bit
> > dated now, however, maybe some of you find tiny bits and pieces that are
> > still useful today.
> > >
> > > You find all AE related stuff on GITHUB:
> > https://github.com/derbrill/animationEngine
> > >
> > > Today I am not doing much development work anymore. There will be one
> > last try through a Kickstarter campaign in a couple of days, but if that
> > fails, I’ve basically had my days in dev. I will be keeping an eye on
> > liveCode of course. :-) I have made quite a lot of friends on the lists and
> > forums over the years, so I raise my glass to all of you.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Malte
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