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> IMHO if he has a problem with the way things worked out, he should have chosen a different license. This is a classic conflation of legalese and ethics/decor
by burntsushi 9y ago
> IMHO if he has a problem with the way things worked out, he should have chosen a different license.
This is a classic conflation of legalese and ethics/decorum/professional courtesy. Just because something is legal doesn't make it good, and just because something is good doesn't make it legal.
For example, I abhor those who take credit for other peoples' work. But I use a license on software I write that permits folks to do just that.
- foodstances 9y agoWhat license allows one to take credit for another's work?
- Spivak 9y agoAny license without required attribution like "The Unlicense" .
- dionidium 9y agoThat's an extreme reading. If I make a library, don't require attribution, and then you use it in your project without attribution, that's emphatically not the same thing as "taking credit" for my work.
- SAI_Peregrinus 9y agoThe WTFPL for one.
- vortico 9y agoCC0 is another one.
- vorotato 9y agoSure but polite is often not profitable. Instead make your licenses line up with your wishes. It's another way of saying, "Hey you didn't say you needed it".
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