> But the various GPL licenses and other, more custom/convoluted licenses ideally need to be replaced by something much better. What, though? I expect that pe

> But the various GPL licenses and other, more custom/convoluted licenses ideally need to be replaced by something much better. What, though? I expect that people with a greater understanding of copyright law and how to write legal documents, have tried and failed. The GPL, LGPL, the Affero variants have specific goals around keeping software open. I don't think writing a license to achieve those goals can be simple or straightforward.