[IPT] IPT Open source License

[Beach, James H]

Could anyone comment on the choice of the Mozilla Public License for the
IPT?  I'm curious about which property made it the best choice.
 
I'm reviewing (for the third time) FOSS licenses for Specify 6, and am
going through the usual decision tree:
 
viral vs. non-viral
 
GPL compatible or not
 
and the various nuances of each license.
 
I noticed that IPT is parked on Google Code, and then discovered this.
 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/25/googlecode_bans_mpl/
 
many thanks,
 
Jim B.

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James H. Beach
Biodiversity Institute
University of Kansas
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