A recent thread ( http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2008-01/msg01595.php ) suggests that there's a lot of interest and knowledge about F/OSS licenses on this list. So...
Does anyone know of an authoritative, complete, and current license comparison? After a lot of trolling, I've been able to satisfy one or two of those criteria, but not all.
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It's disappointing that we as a community have yet to converge on just a few licenses that differ only by the few characteristics that *really* matter (e.g., virality, commercializability, code reciprocation/share-alike, etc). The glut of license options and license compatibility issues create enormous confusion and even some unfortunate internecine FUD -- never mind the real uncertainty caused by the lack of case law in this area. I long for a Creative Commons-like family of licenses for code.
Thanks,
Reece
-- Reece Hart, http://harts.net/reece/, GPG:0x25EC91A0 |
