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Isn't the common standard licenses the OSI lists? Things like GPL, BSD, MIT, and Apache are well known, well documented, and very specific to software copyright
by mondoshawan 6y ago
Isn't the common standard licenses the OSI lists? Things like GPL, BSD, MIT, and Apache are well known, well documented, and very specific to software copyright and its use.
I've read through PolyForm's stuff, and it heavily bases itself on generalized language nonspecific to software, with language like "you can do anything that would normally violate the licensor's copyright", and only later after countering clauses does it go into specifics. I'm not sure I could trust myself or my company to use or evaluate these licenses, especially when it comes to things like "does this license affect the output of this piece of software?" in part because of how weirdly these licenses are broken up and also in part because of how convoluted and generalized they are (general language like this breeds loopholes).
- ignoramous 6y ago> Isn't the common standard licenses the OSI lists? I meant a Creative Commons-esque body for source-available licenses. OSI strictly recognizes F/OSS-only licenses.