From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-10-16T09:28:57+09:00
Subject: Re: MIT vs. Ruby/GPL License



On Oct 15, 2:30 pm, Jay Levitt <jay+n...@jay.fm> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:37:04 +0900, Trans wrote:
> > 1) Licensing can be complicated ;)
>
> Years ago, I proposed a sort of "license markup language" to the OSI, on
> the theory that all OSI licenses are different combinations of the same
> basic features, and people could pick and choose licenses based on what
> they wanted to accomplish.  At the time, I remember they said they were
> working on just such a thing.
>
> Sadly, we now have 54 OSI licenses and no sign of that.

Hmm.... well, do you want to do that? I was thinking the same thing
earlier today, a sort of step-by-step questionnaire that produces a
custom license.

(Reminds me of those three piece picture books where you give it a
clown's head, a plumbers belly and cowboy boots ;)

T.