Choosing an open source license (NewsForge)

Posted Jul 27, 2004 7:54 UTC (Tue) by MathFox (guest, #6104)
In reply to: Choosing an open source license (NewsForge) by JoeBuck
Parent article: Choosing an open source license (NewsForge)

I just read the article and it looks like the writer of the article doesn't understand the basic legal issues involved in licensing. Don't blame Larry for this shoddy interview.

Choosing an open source license (NewsForge)

Posted Jul 27, 2004 10:24 UTC (Tue) by kornak (guest, #17589) [Link]

I'm just tired of seeing that term repeated over and over again. It's one
of those cases where if people hear it enough they might start believing it.
The term has already become a part of the common vernacular. I refuse to use
it as it serves no purpose to repeat Micro-speak. I will not use MS jargon
to describe the GPL since it has an insidious, subliminally negative impact
on the language.

Choosing an open source license (NewsForge)

Posted Jul 27, 2004 16:27 UTC (Tue) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

No, I do blame Larry, because I have read articles by him where he advocates his theories, and I have read the license texts that he wrote. His advice is a disservice to the open source/free software community.