Change ECOS license to Apache
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As a response to several requests from the community, Embotech has decided to change the license of ECOS and its related repositories (ecos-python etc.) from GPLv3 to Apache v2, to make sure it is useful to as many people as possible.
@Isitar @dbregman I couldn't find your email, please ping me since we would need the attached Contributor License Agreement signed. A scan is enough
ECOS Contributor License Agreement.pdf
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All other contributors with more than 100 LoC have been contacted via email directly.
Hi. I applaud the license being changed to a more permissive one, but I don't feel a need to read a bunch of legal fine print and sign my name to it. I will just tell you right here that I have absolutely zero interest in asserting any rights I may have on any ecos code, and that I hereby waive any and all such rights -- please feel completely free to go ahead and use my code for whatever.
Hello,
Are there any updates regarding this issue? Perhaps is there an option to modify the license to Apache v2 for older forks?
Dear all, in search for a permissively licensed SOCP solver I came across this thread. Please allow me to ask a follow-up question - the top-level README still states a GPL license. Will ecos be eventually released under Apache v2, is it worth waiting for this (@adomahidi)? Thank you very much in advance and best regards!
Hello @adomahidi ; although I support the GPL myself and have used it in the past I would encourage you to complete this switch. ECOS is a great piece of code and would be sad to see it replaced with lesser ones, in various applications. Thanks, Enzo