See #9144 for details on why we want to relicense from LGPL-2.1 to MIT/Apache-2.0.

We made this separate issue so that consent comments don't interfere the discussion on #9145 or the details on #9144.

What do contributors need to do?

We are asking for permission from all contributors to change the Spack license from LGPL-2.1 to a dual MIT/Apache 2.0 license for their past contribution(s).

If you agree to have all the code that you have contributed to Spack be relicensed in this way:

1. Copy the message below
2. Fill in the blanks with the emails you used to contribute to Spack.
3. Paste it as a comment on this issue.

A note on emails: You only need to post emails that appear in the Spack history. To get these, clone https://github.com/spack/spack.git and use git log to see what emails you should use. For example, Todd Gamblin appears in the logs in the following ways:

$ git clone https://github.com/spack/spack.git
$ cd spack
$ git log --format='"%an" %ae' | grep -i Gamblin | sort | uniq
"George Todd Gamblin" [email protected]
"Todd Gamblin" [email protected]
"Todd Gamblin" [email protected]

You may want to search for your name and <your github username>@noreply.github.com. We just need enough to associate your consent with your contributions.

Here is the message text:

My name is _________________________, and I am a contributor to Spack. I have used or may have used the following email address(es): ______________________________. I consent to change the current license contained in the License file at https://github.com/spack/spack/blob/develop/LICENSE from the LGPL-2.1 license to the MIT License and Apache License 2.0 with respect to all of my contributions to Spack.

By granting this permission, you are confirming that you have the right to make your contribution(s) to Spack and to grant this permission, and that if you made your contribution(s) in the course of your employment, that such contributions and consent have been authorized by your employer.