[Webteam] Squeak License section in the About page and Licensing change

[Brad Fuller]

Larry Trutter wrote:
>> From: Alex Perez <aperez at alexperez.com>
>> To: "Larry Trutter" <stargazerzero at hotmail.com>
>> CC: karl.ramberg at comhem.se, webteam at lists.squeakfoundation.org
>> Subject: Re: [Webteam] 2nd Draft of About section
>> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:26:53 -0800
>> On Feb 13, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Larry Trutter wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree that it should be taken out.  Do others agree?
>>>> I think we should mention something somewhere about the work to  
>>>> change the license. But I'm not sure about where.
>>>> karl
>>>
>>> Yes. Maybe on the license page?
>> This may be an unpopular viewpoint, maybe not, but I'd suggest you  
>> place it prominently as a sticky news item *on the front page* until  
>> it's finalized.
>
> Looks like I haven't recieved any objections. I could proceed to 
> remove "Squeak License" section from the "About" page;

sounds good

> rely on the Squeak License page (no change to that page)?

Would there be any problem of placing a paragraph about the changing 
tide at the top of the license page - explaining the current license (1 
sentence), the new license and the procedure of changing the rest of 
squeak's versions?

After that, then stating the new license text of squeak version 1? 
Follow this new license with the license the covers the rest of squeak 
(squeak version 2.X and 3.x)?

I don't like the sticky news item - it's like an internal todo - not 
great for a professional presentation to squeakers and would be squeakers.

>
> To say something about the licensing change, I'll try to research the 
> web and put a very brief statement together (hopefully, it's already 
> in the announcement somewhere).
> Options are:
>      1) That paragraph could be in a separate section in the Squeak 
> License page, clearly indicating that this is a news item, not part of 
> the license section.
>     2) Somehow, put a sticky news items on the Front page until it's 
> finilized
>     3) Or a separate page for that statement until it's finalized
>
> Any thoughts?