Akil Franklin wrote: > How could we reword clause 6 to make it less clumsy and to make it more > palatable? >
As written, clause 6 obligates everyone who reuses the smallest piece of your software. 6. All advertising materials regarding products derived from this software and/or features derived from its use must include the following acknowledgement: There is much written on how the original BSD advertising clause reaches too far, but it does have a limitation "All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display..." Is there a reason the BSD phrasing does not meet your goals? Is there a reason you cannot dismiss the clause entirely? Even though encouraging advocacy of products by users is a big reason that companies want to use open source, it is a challenge to do successfully. IMHO, if you try to grab too much in the license, you will be seen as too self-promoting, which will discourage adoption (possibly because users get suspicious of your motives: "are you trying to help them, or help only yourself?") -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3