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After decades of writing software, I've come to the conclusion there are pretty much only two useful licenses: 1. Do whatever you want with this code. It'd be
by dhosek 5y ago
After decades of writing software, I've come to the conclusion there are pretty much only two useful licenses:
1. Do whatever you want with this code. It'd be nice to get credit but oh well.
2. I'm keeping this restricted. You pay $X for Y rights to use the software, I'll charge you more to look at the source code and limit your ability to do anything with it.
Stuff like GPL isn't going to keep bad actors from abusing your software and it can only limit the willingness of others to use it if they actually care about the terms of the license.
- lmm 5y agoI've got a source code copy of Kusari that says the GPL does work. We live in a society, most people aren't bad actors to the extent that they'll outright break the law.
- junon 5y agoGPL has been enforced in court though. So I don't really agree. Licenses are legal contracts, and brach of contract should be taken to court. The problem is that... they aren't, really at all. That's the actual problem that needs fixing.