Re: For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-10 Thread Ben Reser
On Sun, Feb 08, 2004 at 01:35:24PM -0500, Zooko O'Whielacronx wrote: > Copyright (c) > > Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a > copy o

Re: For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-09 Thread Russell McOrmond
On 8 Feb 2004, Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > I don't see how it serves the purposes of the OSI to approve a license > which is intended to be identical to an existing license merely > because programmers can't read. This is a small benefit for your > programmers right now, and increased confusion fo

Re: For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-08 Thread Ian Lance Taylor
"Zooko O'Whielacronx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The Simple Permissive License is most similar to The MIT License. The MIT > License does not suffice for my needs because it is too long and complex for the > programmers that I work with to read. Personally, I recommend that you tell your pr

For Approval: Simple Permissive License

2004-02-08 Thread Zooko O'Whielacronx
"Tell us which existing OSI-approved license is most similar..." The Simple Permissive License is most similar to The MIT License. The MIT License does not suffice for my needs because it is too long and complex for the programmers that I work with to read. As one example of this problem,