Change License of gem from GPL 3.0 to dual-license GPL 3.0 and BSD-2-Clause

[tmaier]

Currently, the gem is only available under the terms and conditions of GPL 3.0.

This is quite restrictive, as one could not use the gem within a proprietary software.

This is why I am proposing to dual-license the gem under GPL 3.0 AND BSD-2-Clause

For this to happen, every past contributor must accept this license change.

I would like to ask every contributor to state their support for this license change in this Pull Request. Simply post "I consent to the license change proposed"

Consent tracker

(based on https://github.com/inukshuk/bibtex-ruby/graphs/contributors)

• [x] @inukshuk
• [x] @tmaier
• [x] @ktns
• [x] @grafi-tt
• [x] @etc
• [x] @mapreal19
• [x] @cruessler
• [x] @andriusvelykis
• [x] @RubenVerborgh
• [x] @jamesprior
• [x] @mdave
• [x] @sharnik
• [x] @casutton
• [x] @teoric
• [x] @plessl
• [x] @houshuang
• [x] @mfenner
• [ ] @skalee
• [x] @steffengodskesen
• [x] @retrography
• [x] @temporaer
• [ ] @frau-sma

[tmaier]

I consent to the license change proposed

[cruessler]

I consent to the license change proposed

[sharnik]

I consent to the license change proposed

[temporaer]

I consent to the license change proposed

[andriusvelykis]

I consent to the license change proposed

[grafi-tt]

I consent to the license change proposed

[inukshuk]

I consent to the license change proposed. I also suggest we use 'The BibTeX-Ruby Maintainers' for the credits everywhere instead of my name.

[RubenVerborgh]

I consent; thanks for doing this the proper way. I am also happy to forfeit any rights I might have on parts of the code, or to follow @inukshuk's suggestion.

[tmaier]

@inukshuk could you change it directly in this branch where you see it appropriate?

[jamesprior]

I consent to the license change proposed

[mapreal19]

I consent to the license change proposed

[mdave]

I consent to the license change proposed

[plessl]

I consent to the proposed license change

[teoric]

I consent to the proposed license change.

[etc]

I consent to the proposed license change.

[casutton]

I consent to the license change proposed.

[ktns]

I consent to the proposed license change.

[tmaier]

I tried today to continue with the proposed license change.

I wrote direct emails to @teoric, @houshuang, @mfenner, @steffengodskesen. I did not find an email address for @frau-sma, @retrography and @skalee.

👋 It would be great if you could also express your consent to the license change

[mfenner]

I consent to the proposed license change.

[retrography]

You have my consent as well.

[etc]

I consent to the license change proposed.

[steffengodskesen]

I consent to the license change proposed.

[teoric]

I gladly consent.

[houshuang]

I consent.

[tmaier]

Hi @frau-sma, more than 10 years ago, you contributed a rather minor change to this repository (c2162418ab106710a7e512b24c8620eb70f21a84). Thank you for this. I am collecting here consents to a change of the license of this repository. I would appreciate it if you could give yours as well. Thank you and kind regards!