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> Licensing in this context means "closed/strict licensing which doesn't provide freedoms". Maybe that's what the commenter meant but that's not what that lang

> Licensing in this context means "closed/strict licensing which doesn't provide freedoms". Maybe that's what the commenter meant but that's not what that language means. Open source licenses are, well, licenses, and if you use them then you're licensing your code. The L in GPL stands for license, for example.

bayindirh 4y ago
The original commenting user verified that he/she used the term "License" as in "Strict copyright" [0]. There's no need to be pedantic over a word here. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33274282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33274282
- Anon1096 4y ago
  "Strict copyright" doesn't make sense either. OSS licenses are just as strict as closed source ones. You can just say a "closed source license."
  - bayindirh 4y ago
    OSS licenses are generally called "permissive", "weak copyright", "weak copyleft" and "strong copyleft" (in case of GPL family) depending on the context and nature of the license implied. "Strict/Strong Copyright" makes sense.
    - quietbritishjim 4y ago
      Just try Googling for "weak copyright" or "strong copyright". You can see for yourself that there's no such usage like you're explaining. All the top results are about whether copyright as a general concept is, or should be, strong or weak, applied to all circumstances (proprietary and open sourced software alike and even other types of copyrightable works). Strong and weak copyleft is a different matter, those terms do make sense. Maybe that's the source of confusion here.
- quietbritishjim 4y ago
  I suppose I was being pendatic (sorry) but more over your comment than theirs. If that's what they meant then your original reply could've just been "oh I think they meant not a proprietary license" rather than explaining what open source means to someone that already understands it.
  - bayindirh 4y ago
    In fact, I tried to explain why Open Source works in "Scientific Software" in general. Sorry if that wasn't obvious. People generally ask "why" people give away their life research for free, and I wanted to clarify that as a person who works in an HPC Center and makes research himself.

bayindirh 4y ago

The original commenting user verified that he/she used the term "License" as in "Strict copyright" [0]. There's no need to be pedantic over a word here. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33274282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33274282

Anon1096 4y ago
"Strict copyright" doesn't make sense either. OSS licenses are just as strict as closed source ones. You can just say a "closed source license."
- bayindirh 4y ago
  OSS licenses are generally called "permissive", "weak copyright", "weak copyleft" and "strong copyleft" (in case of GPL family) depending on the context and nature of the license implied. "Strict/Strong Copyright" makes sense.
  - quietbritishjim 4y ago
    Just try Googling for "weak copyright" or "strong copyright". You can see for yourself that there's no such usage like you're explaining. All the top results are about whether copyright as a general concept is, or should be, strong or weak, applied to all circumstances (proprietary and open sourced software alike and even other types of copyrightable works). Strong and weak copyleft is a different matter, those terms do make sense. Maybe that's the source of confusion here.
quietbritishjim 4y ago
I suppose I was being pendatic (sorry) but more over your comment than theirs. If that's what they meant then your original reply could've just been "oh I think they meant not a proprietary license" rather than explaining what open source means to someone that already understands it.
- bayindirh 4y ago
  In fact, I tried to explain why Open Source works in "Scientific Software" in general. Sorry if that wasn't obvious. People generally ask "why" people give away their life research for free, and I wanted to clarify that as a person who works in an HPC Center and makes research himself.