Lars NoodC)n wrote:
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>> Argh, the GPL is so ridiculously complex; nobody understands it.
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> Many do, though. For me it's rather straight forward, as is the BSD
> license. There are many ways to look at the positive goals of the GPL,
> but they're not relevant here, since OpenBSD is already set on the BSD
> license.
>
The principles represented by the GPL are fairly simple.
The complexity arise because the GPL strives to acheive those
principles in a legally enforceable manner.
The BSD/ISC License aspires to acheive less, and presumes that a
clear statement of principles, is the equivalent
of legally enforceable.
Yet despite its clarity and simplicity, It is still atleast as
misrepresented and misunderstood as the GPL.
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