From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2007-10-16T11:12:57+09:00
Subject: Re: MIT vs. Ruby/GPL License

Trans wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 

Let me see ... the clown is Richard Stallman, the cowboy is Eric 
Raymond, and the plumber is Bill Gates, right?

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