Am 08.03.2013 um 19:31 schrieb Matt Shaver: > On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 11:59:44 +0000 > andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> As a first step, what should I license my files as? > > This is very good of you to offer! In my own opinion, the two rational > choices are: > > 1. "GPL Version 2 OR LATER" > 2. "Public Domain" > > These provide maximum flexibility, and the choice between them in > entirely up to you, depending upon your desire (or not) to insist on a > "share, and share alike" ideal.
I think either of the two above is good enough to achieve the goal, so I support both of the two options above. (that's to be understood modulo my kraut-legal roots) -- The below is personal opinion and does not void my support for the above. My personal preference would be a permissive license - GPL-type licenses are on the vane and for good reasons, one of which we are discussing here; I wouldnt call that choice irrational but it might not be a realistic and agreeable goal for the this project. Personally I'm not in any way bothered by the fear some terribly bad company could run away with my most valuable contributions; my observation is that some of these concerns are at times based on geek vanity which might not be wired all that firmly in reality. View it like the punch line in the 'Hitler uses git' video on youtube: ".. he admitted writing crappy code to jack up consulting rates!.." -- I'v heard the remark "The GPL is doing well, look at the linux kernel" in this community. As for 'doing well': Just ask yourself who would be using the linux kernel if 'running on the linux kernel' had the same infective power as 'linking with a GPL-only library'. That thing would be dead faster than the annual Microsoft mobile phone operating system release, and everybody would run screaming. - Michael ps: these links I found an interesting read: http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2011/06/06/the-trend-towards-permissive-licensing/ http://de.slideshare.net/OpenLogic/predictions-and-trends-for-open-source-support-adoption-in-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 positioned as A LEADER in The Forrester Wave(TM): Endpoint Security, Q1 2013 and "remains a good choice" in the endpoint security space. For insight on selecting the right partner to tackle endpoint security challenges, access the full report. http://p.sf.net/sfu/symantec-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
