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What does "Free" mean in the context of licenses? Looking at a few of those it appears that some don't actually specify, which is dangerous: "Because I did no
by niggler 14y ago
What does "Free" mean in the context of licenses? Looking at a few of those it appears that some don't actually specify, which is dangerous:
"Because I did not explicitly indicate a license, I declared an implicit copyright without explaining how others could use my code. Since the code is unlicensed, I could theoretically assert copyright at any time and demand that people stop using my code."
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/04/pick-a-license-any-license.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/04/pick-a-license-any-...
- pdubs 14y agoThere's a couple flavors of Creative Commons licenses too, which work well for artwork and media, but are terrible for source code.