I can't find one, so I guess it defaults to copyright int all rights reserved. Mozdev doesn't have a license policy that I can find, either. As the copyright owner, he can license it however he wishes.
In the spirit of open source, I'd like suggest either the BSD license or dual licensing under the GPL and LGPL. I don't see any point in using the MPL because, I think, the point was to include a clause for Netscape to make a closed source product with the code (the copyright owner(s) vary from file to file).
Do you know main idea of GPL? - All products made on base of gpl licened product must be open source. Hint: all extensions are made with js+xul in 7z pack, so even you mind to make it close source, you have no toolse to encrypt extension.
Er, if we're talking about the Mozilla source code, it's tri-licensed: GPL, LGPL, and MPL. You can choose any of them. The LGPL lets you make applications that are linked against LGPL code but are licensed under something else (even closed source), so DS could go closed source if it wanted to.
Also, XPI (Xross Platform Installer) is just a zip file, not 7z. There is no requirement that files be compressed at all (method=storing). The most commonly used algorithm is DEFLATE, which is specified in IETF RFC 1951. Even if it used 7z, the format itself is open and is even supported by some closed source apps (e.g. WinRAR).
Deppest Sender's XPI is not encrypted. Again, even if it were, the standards (OpenPGP) are open and may be implemented by anyone.
Of course I greatly prefer if Deepest Sender is open source, but it is definitely not a requirement.
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November 16 2005, 08:49:05 UTC 6 years ago
In the spirit of open source, I'd like suggest either the BSD license or dual licensing under the GPL and LGPL. I don't see any point in using the MPL because, I think, the point was to include a clause for Netscape to make a closed source product with the code (the copyright owner(s) vary from file to file).
November 17 2005, 00:14:27 UTC 6 years ago
November 16 2005, 11:08:02 UTC 6 years ago
Hint: all extensions are made with js+xul in 7z pack, so even you mind to make it close source, you have no toolse to encrypt extension.
November 16 2005, 23:19:14 UTC 6 years ago
Also, XPI (Xross Platform Installer) is just a zip file, not 7z. There is no requirement that files be compressed at all (method=storing). The most commonly used algorithm is DEFLATE, which is specified in IETF RFC 1951. Even if it used 7z, the format itself is open and is even supported by some closed source apps (e.g. WinRAR).
Deppest Sender's XPI is not encrypted. Again, even if it were, the standards (OpenPGP) are open and may be implemented by anyone.
Of course I greatly prefer if Deepest Sender is open source, but it is definitely not a requirement.