Mozilla.org: Mozilla to Relicense Code [under GPL].

[ Thanks to Casey Perkins for this link. ]

The Mozilla Project has announced their intent to relicense as much of the codebase as possible to a dual Mozilla/GNU Public License.

The Mozilla License FAQ page answers basic questions about the decision and some of the immediate issues it presents, while the bulk of discussion on the matter will be occurring in the related newsgroup (linked below).

The Mozilla Relicensing FAQ

The Mozilla netscape.public.mozilla.license newsgroup.

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