From: Jeremy Tregunna <jtregunna@...>
Date: 2005-09-14T06:47:08+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Choosing an open source license


On 13-Sep-05, at 4:50 PM, Ara.T.Howard wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Austin Ziegler wrote:
>
>> I will not use software that has this restriction. Period. Over time,
>> I will be changing my software that is stuck under the GPL to freeze
>> it at GPL2, because I believe that the Affero/GPL3 direction is going
>> to be a debacle and a mistake. I don't trust Stallman or Moglen on
>> this, because they've already made mistakes with their dicta regarding
>> dynamic linking.
>>
>> BSD is a far better choice than GNU GPL for most software, and you'll
>> note that some of the most useful GNU GPLed software has an exlusion
>> clause in any case.
>
> hi austin-
>
> i always release my stuff under the ruby liscense - any problems with 
> this?  i
> often don't even put my name on it because i want to encourage people 
> to use
> it however they see fit.

If that's the case, then you'll want to opt for something less 
restrictive than even the ruby license; such as the MIT license, or 
just release your program without it being bound to any conditions 
(read: public domain).

--
Jeremy Tregunna
jtregunna@blurgle.ca

"If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be 
the process of putting them in." --Dykstra