Socialcalc

Previously Tony mentioned we’d release in “the next few weeks” under a new license. Writing a new license is hard work and the lawyers are still working on it. We’ve implemented a plan in the mean time to keep the project moving forward. For now, the application will be licensed using the same license as the main Socialtext wiki: the Socialtext Public License 2.0 (STPL 2.0). No-one is entirely happy with this, but it’s better than waiting for the CPAL process to complete first.

Although the application as a whole is under the STPL 2.0, we have, however, split the core spreadsheet functionality out and are making it available under version 2.0 of the Artistic License. This means that the underlying engine, responsible for editing and displaying spreadsheets, will be available under a license that enables people to use it in lots of interesting places and in ways we probably can’t yet imagine. It also means you’ll be able to send us patches for inclusion, and help us make it much better.

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