[ros-users] GPL-licensed .msg files

[Ken Conley]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Bill Morris <morris at ee.ccny.cuny.edu> wrote:
>
> If this is the case, I think this deserves a warning on the wiki, and
> encouragement that the .msg, .srv, etc are BSD licensed or public
> domain.

I have added a bullet here:

http://www.ros.org/wiki/DevelopersGuide#Licensing

In general, the GPL causes us a lot of headaches -- not just msg
files.  For example, it places restrictions on nodelets, etc...  Jack
is busy trying to get the 1394 driver relicensed.  I strongly
encourage contributors to consider LGPL or non-copyleft licenses
instead.

 - Ken