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This is a big decision. What is so bad about taking an hour or two to read about the differences? I know a lot about the different licenses because I went throu
by ianstallings 13y ago
This is a big decision. What is so bad about taking an hour or two to read about the differences? I know a lot about the different licenses because I went through this same decision when I decided to release a library I built under LGPL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensmtp-net/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensmtp-net/
I spent a little time and made a decision. I think everyone should do the same. Don't let someone embrace and extend your work unless you want them to.
- pbiggar 13y agoAn hour or two is a serious underestimate. I spent literally years reading about licenses before I came to my eventual conclusion.
- ianstallings 13y agoSo you're saying that a quick decision can't be made? I agree. A couple of hours is the bare minimum to at least try to discover them. But I still think people should try and understand the differences. I feel that the GPL is very important to OSS.
- pbiggar 13y agoTotally agree, I just wouldn't want someone to have to have more friction when they're trying to do OSS for the first time.