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GPLv3 will kill this project. this is a library, and should have a library license, at least LGPLv3.
by bedros 10y ago
GPLv3 will kill this project.
this is a library, and should have a library license, at least LGPLv3.
- rch 10y agoLooks like the author is a student, so it could be that wide adoption isn't the objective. It's still an excellent resume builder.
- Niourf 10y agoHi, I'm Nicolas, Surprise's author. Thanks for the feedback! You're not the first person to tell me GPL may not be a good idea and to be fair I never really thought it would make such a difference. Appart from LGPL, what other license would you recommend?
- bedros 10y agomost python based web applications are using Django, and Django is BSD licensed. https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/LICENSE https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/LICENSE a recommendation engine is great for all kind of web apps, and licensing it with BSD makes it more adopted by django web apps. Thanks,
- Niourf 10y agoThanks for the input, I changed the license to BSD!
- zeveb 10y agoBe aware that if you license your work under the BSD then someone else can take your work, change it, improve it, sell it — and never share his changes with you. So Netflix could take your recommender system, use it to make millions and do nothing but mention you in a footnote somewhere on their website.
- oliwarner 10y agoAnd they wouldn't even need to do that.
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