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> I can't figure out what this would mean, or how it is relevant to open source as opposed to proprietary software. It's not unique to open source. > Those la
by KirinDave 8y ago
> I can't figure out what this would mean, or how it is relevant to open source as opposed to proprietary software.
It's not unique to open source.
> Those last two seem exceptional. But you should report the person who was mocking you for making a mistake. That kind of behavior has no place in FLOSS and should be stamped out.
There is a reason I switched away from the MIT license. Someone unrelated was using my name and my work to give their startup legitimacy. It paid off, too, they are a sustainable company now. Not much I can do about it.
- onli 8y agoI don't see how a different license would have helped you here? The license has no influence on someone misrepresenting your relationship with his company, that's just not covered in software licenses. You probably switched to GPL to make your software less directly usable for companies?
- eesmith 8y agoThe 3-clause BSD license includes: "Neither the name of the <organization> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."