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> But the one thing you CAN do is avoid using projects with restrictive licenses. Could you provide some rules of thumb for how to quickly "avoid using projec
by jmulho 13y ago
> But the one thing you CAN do is avoid using projects with restrictive licenses.
Could you provide some rules of thumb for how to quickly "avoid using projects with restrictive licenses" (short of getting a law degree). I assume there are a handful of popular licenses that you just know are what you are looking for (e.g. BSD, Apache, GPL2, or something) and you look for that. Otherwise you scan for specific restrictive or unrestrictive verbage. For the uninitiated, could you explain what you are looking for?
- acdha 13y agoThat'd be it exactly: if it's not e.g. {BSD,Apache,GPLv3,CC0} think carefully before using it. If they haven't picked a license, email first and ask – if they can't pick a license, it's not a serious project.