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I answered this question elsewhere. The answer is that - probably, why not? I need to think about it for more than a few seconds. But the only reason I chose GP

by zx2c4 10y ago

I answered this question elsewhere. The answer is that - probably, why not? I need to think about it for more than a few seconds. But the only reason I chose GPLv2 is because that's what Linux uses. I'll quit being lazy and think more carefully about licenses, and hopefully we'll wind up with something good for the BSDs.

loeg 10y ago
Thanks for considering it! For what it's worth, there is dual BSD/GPL precedent in various places in Linux (e.g., most of the drm GPU drivers, NTB, etc).
pdimitar 10y ago
I am not a lawyer but in my eyes having a BSD/MIT license will also save you from a corporation "adopting" your technology and sue you afterwards for infringing a super vague patent of theirs... or something along the lines. If your work is in the public domain, then at least the corporations would have much harder time hijacking and wall-garden it, and the chances of them simply giving up are higher. Or so I hope. I've read a good chunk of your website. GREAT WORK! Do not give up, you're doing next-level work. =)
- gcb0 10y ago
  is this really a thing?
  - pdimitar 10y ago
    As I pointed out, I am not a lawyer. I have however read news vaguely similar to what I described, many times through the years. It really makes me fearful that in the end you're vulnerable just for publishing your work... I do hope I am very naively wrong. But history hasn't given us much comfort in this area so far.
- loeg 10y ago
  Yeah, you're not a lawyer. This is nonsensical gibberish.
  - pdimitar 10y ago
    The corporations haven't really left us with good impressions in the last 15 years though, did they? If I learned anything from those last 15 years is that they'll sue you if you don't agree the Moon is made of cheese if it suits their agenda. So I remain cynical towards them. If they can hijack a good technology for their own profit, they will do it. I think we all knew that much at this point?

by zx2c4 10y ago

loeg 10y ago

Thanks for considering it! For what it's worth, there is dual BSD/GPL precedent in various places in Linux (e.g., most of the drm GPU drivers, NTB, etc).

pdimitar 10y ago

I am not a lawyer but in my eyes having a BSD/MIT license will also save you from a corporation "adopting" your technology and sue you afterwards for infringing a super vague patent of theirs... or something along the lines. If your work is in the public domain, then at least the corporations would have much harder time hijacking and wall-garden it, and the chances of them simply giving up are higher. Or so I hope. I've read a good chunk of your website. GREAT WORK! Do not give up, you're doing next-level work. =)

gcb0 10y ago
is this really a thing?
- pdimitar 10y ago
  As I pointed out, I am not a lawyer. I have however read news vaguely similar to what I described, many times through the years. It really makes me fearful that in the end you're vulnerable just for publishing your work... I do hope I am very naively wrong. But history hasn't given us much comfort in this area so far.
loeg 10y ago
Yeah, you're not a lawyer. This is nonsensical gibberish.
- pdimitar 10y ago
  The corporations haven't really left us with good impressions in the last 15 years though, did they? If I learned anything from those last 15 years is that they'll sue you if you don't agree the Moon is made of cheese if it suits their agenda. So I remain cynical towards them. If they can hijack a good technology for their own profit, they will do it. I think we all knew that much at this point?