#561: Use the recommended name for the MIT license: X11.
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Reporter: marcot | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone:
Component: Cabal specification | Version: HEAD
Severity: minor | Resolution:
Keywords: License | Difficulty: very easy (<1 hour)
Ghcversion: | Platform:
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Comment (by duncan):
The important point is what is the commonly recognised name. As far as I
am aware, MIT is the more common and widely known name for this license
template.
According to Wikipedia it's just the FSF who think it should have the
other name. The OSI use the name MIT.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
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