Re-licensing bookdown as MIT

[karangattu]

We are systematically re-licensing rstudio packages to use the MIT license, to make our package licenses as clear and permissive as possible. To do so, we need the approval of all copyright holders, which I have found by reviewing contributions from all all non-RStudio contributors. Would you permit us to re-license bookdown with the MIT license? If so, please comment "I agree" below.

• @maelle
• @dataopt
• @jtbayly
• @shirdekel
• @ThierryO
• @jtr13
• @WeeBeasties
• @shenfei
• @RLesur
• @adamvi
• @rstub
• @prdm0
• @Triceraflops
• @ellisvalentiner
• @dshuman1
• @Shuliyey
• @PeteHaitch
• @noamross
• @njbart
• @thisisnic
• @shinneuro
• @mterente
• @mbojan
• @MiWeiss
• @sachsmc
• @mnazarov
• @markhymers
• @lselzer
• @lorenzwalthert
• @Pindar777
• @Emaasit
• @yasirs
• @snipfoo
• @mlamias
• @king2bob
• @hugohomem
• @helmingstay
• @fyears
• @FvD
• @bubifengyun
• @notZaki
• @chadyuu
• @yixuan
• @wibeasley
• @vfulco
• @data-steve
• @sahirbhatnagar
• @Robinlovelace
• @rblades
• @scarnecchia
• @EconomiCurtis
• @tzerk
• @ismayc
• @briandk
• @Blake-Madden
• @bernd-steinert-itc
• @benmarwick
• @bquast
• @apreshill
• @acebulsk
• @samuel-rosa
• @rudeboybert
• @flyaflya
• @kevinrue
• @bblodfon
• @jrnold
• @jacoblarget
• @IndrajeetPatil
• @hhmacedo
• @Bisaloo
• @homerhanumat
• @espinielli
• @emilopezcano
• @atyre2
• @Selbosh
• @DavidLukeThiessen

[jtr13]

I agree

[dataopt]

I agree.

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On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM Karan ***@***.***> wrote: *karangattu* created an issue (rstudio/bookdown#1497) <#1497> We are systematically re-licensing rstudio packages to use the MIT license, to make our package licenses as clear and permissive as possible. To do so, we need the approval of all copyright holders, which I have found by reviewing contributions from all all non-RStudio contributors. Would you permit us to re-license bookdown with the MIT license? If so, please comment "I agree" below. - @maelle <https://github.com/maelle> - @dataopt <https://github.com/dataopt> - @jtbayly <https://github.com/jtbayly> - @shirdekel <https://github.com/shirdekel> - @ThierryO <https://github.com/ThierryO> - @jtr13 <https://github.com/jtr13> - @WeeBeasties <https://github.com/WeeBeasties> - @shenfei <https://github.com/shenfei> - @RLesur <https://github.com/RLesur> - @adamvi <https://github.com/adamvi> - @rstub <https://github.com/rstub> - @prdm0 <https://github.com/prdm0> - @Triceraflops <https://github.com/Triceraflops> - @ellisvalentiner <https://github.com/ellisvalentiner> - @dshuman1 <https://github.com/dshuman1> - @Shuliyey <https://github.com/Shuliyey> - @PeteHaitch <https://github.com/PeteHaitch> - @noamross <https://github.com/noamross> - @njbart <https://github.com/njbart> - @thisisnic <https://github.com/thisisnic> - @shinneuro <https://github.com/shinneuro> - @mterente <https://github.com/mterente> - @mbojan <https://github.com/mbojan> - @MiWeiss <https://github.com/MiWeiss> - @sachsmc <https://github.com/sachsmc> - @mnazarov <https://github.com/mnazarov> - @markhymers <https://github.com/markhymers> - @lselzer <https://github.com/lselzer> - @lorenzwalthert <https://github.com/lorenzwalthert> - @Pindar777 <https://github.com/Pindar777> - @Emaasit <https://github.com/Emaasit> - @yasirs <https://github.com/yasirs> - @snipfoo <https://github.com/snipfoo> - @mlamias <https://github.com/mlamias> - @king2bob <https://github.com/king2bob> - @hugohomem <https://github.com/hugohomem> - @helmingstay <https://github.com/helmingstay> - @fyears <https://github.com/fyears> - @FvD <https://github.com/FvD> - @bubifengyun <https://github.com/bubifengyun> - @notZaki <https://github.com/notZaki> - @chadyuu <https://github.com/chadyuu> - @yixuan <https://github.com/yixuan> - @wibeasley <https://github.com/wibeasley> - @vfulco <https://github.com/vfulco> - @data-steve <https://github.com/data-steve> - @sahirbhatnagar <https://github.com/sahirbhatnagar> - @Robinlovelace <https://github.com/Robinlovelace> - @rblades <https://github.com/rblades> - @scarnecchia <https://github.com/scarnecchia> - @EconomiCurtis - @tzerk - @ismayc - @briandk - @Blake-Madden - @bernd-steinert-itc - @benmarwick - @bquast - @apreshill - @acebulsk - @samuel-rosa - @rudeboybert - @flyaflya - @kevinrue - @bblodfon - @jrnold - @jacoblarget - @IndrajeetPatil - @hhmacedo - @Bisaloo - @homerhanumat - @espinielli - @emilopezcano - @atyre2 - @Selbosh - @DavidLukeThiessen — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1497>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AG5H4MXVXLR45ZPAXWIG35323F6BRAVCNFSM6AAAAAB32K4PDGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZTGAYTQNZQGQZDGMI> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[noamross]

I agree

[scarnecchia]

Agree!

[jtbayly]

I agree.

[sahirbhatnagar]

I agree

[yixuan]

I agree.

[mschilli87]

@karangattu: Is there any information anywhere on why this anti GPL-policy was picked up? Personally as a user I do not see any limitations in the current license that the MIT license would solve.

[MiWeiss]

I agree

[Robinlovelace]

No objections. Like @mschilli87 I'd be interested in the reasoning: what will improve as a result of this proposed change?

[maelle]

I agree

[snipfoo]

I agree

[sachsmc]

I agree

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[Pindar777]

I agree.

[njbart]

I agree.