"The reasons for this are historical. [...] Virtually none of the developers had internet access and there wasn't a great awareness of things like the GPL.
[...]
Now, in 2001, we find that in many cases we don't know who wrote what part of the code, or that the author is uncontactable. We simply don't have the right to arbitrarily change the terms under which their source code is distributed. [...]
Therefore, POV- Ray will remain on this existing license until we do a full re-write (which is intended for v4) , at which time a new license will be instituted that is far more liberal in terms of reuse. "
[^] # Re: YafRay : Yet Another Free RAYtracer
Posté par Anonyme . En réponse à la dépêche YafRay : Yet Another Free RAYtracer. Évalué à 3.
"The reasons for this are historical. [...] Virtually none of the developers had internet access and there wasn't a great awareness of things like the GPL.
[...]
Now, in 2001, we find that in many cases we don't know who wrote what part of the code, or that the author is uncontactable. We simply don't have the right to arbitrarily change the terms under which their source code is distributed. [...]
Therefore, POV- Ray will remain on this existing license until we do a full re-write (which is intended for v4) , at which time a new license will be instituted that is far more liberal in terms of reuse. "