[logback-user] GPL+Classpath exception

[Anton Tagunov]

Hello gentlemen,

I've been very happy to discover SLF4J.
Log4j has long needed a rework.
SLF4J is a fresh wind :)

It can blow Log4J out of the water.
If it goes MIT me thinks.

Ceki> Do we want Big Iron (insert your least favorite IT company here)
Ceki> to legally pirate an open source project, say logback?

As SLF4J gains popularity it will likely
be perceived as same in kind to Log4J.

However Big Co-s will rather "pirate"
the conveniently licensed alternative.

I don't see how Log4J can be replaced this way.
IMO Logback needs MIT/ASL.

cheers,
Anton

P.S. "cross-posting" to my blog :)
http://atagunov.blogspot.com/2008/05/slf4j-beyond-log4j.html