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I wrote "things like GPL" and said it described the copyleft licensing without naming the prominent license. But I cannot find a version of the first (2001 or
by cm3 10y ago
I wrote "things like GPL" and said it described the copyleft licensing without naming the prominent license.
But I cannot find a version of the first (2001 or 2002) EULA, so it's possible my memory isn't exact.
Edit: All I could find https://yro.slashdot.org/story/02/08/04/132221/more-ms-eula-fun https://yro.slashdot.org/story/02/08/04/132221/more-ms-eula-...
- cm3 10y agoAnyway, given the Microsoft of today, it's doubtful they would try something like that, so this isn't relevant anymore, but it demonstrates that EULAs are written in the language of laws and unrealistic for users to read and grasp correctly. MIT and ISC licenses are simple to understand, whereas GPL and Apache are long and some sections are hard to follow without a law degree. Same issue with EULAs.