Georg Wrede wrote:
Even if this includes "awkward things" (like having to have a constant
string in the binary, mentioning Tango in the "About" menu item, or
whatever else), it should be stated in layman-understandable terms.
Currently, words like "encumbrance", phrases like "provides broad
rights" etc. only make the prospective reader run away in frustration.
Just state what you want, in language that can be understood at First
Reading, without asking your mother. Or both of you having an IQ of 170+.
Having been involved with occasional contract disputes, I concur that
the simpler and more obvious the language is, the better (and the lower
your lawyer bill is :-) ).