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Strange document. I don't get why Lawyers would be bothered by the GPL or the MIT licenses... in 2017 ! As a Lawyer myself, I am certainly not. Free Software a
by soufron 10y ago
Strange document. I don't get why Lawyers would be bothered by the GPL or the MIT licenses... in 2017 !
As a Lawyer myself, I am certainly not. Free Software and Open Source Licenses are a great way for developers to get protected, worldwide, at a very low cost - and to achieve their goals and values besides their software itself.
- jwilk 10y agoGPL licenses are hairy beasts. If you're not bothered by them, it's most likely only because you don't understand them.
- cyphar 10y agoThat is just FUD. They're only "hairy beasts" if you didn't care enough about the licenses of software you were using in the first place and suddenly a user exercised their rights which you weren't equipped to deal with. There is so many resources available from the Free Software Law Society that being ignorant as a lawyer is not excusable.
- falcolas 10y agoMIT licenses don't assign any rights to use patents associated with the code, which is a pretty hairy situation for most larger corporations (those who would hire lawyers regarding license compliance in the first place).