 License must change regardless
At this point the license must be changed regardless of if MS succeeds in the take over. The idea of using a modified MPL license + requiring some branding such as ZPL seems seriously short sighted. I mean who do you think will own the Zimbra Logo after MS acquisition? It seems like you might as well just deleted the MPL part of the license and just simply stated who ever owns this logo has complete exclusive rights to our software.
Even if I'm just totally wrong about this point. It is obvious to me that there are serious licensing concerns here to be addressed for any potential clients of Zimbra. Most immediately having some way to continue development after being sold down the river. |