How to pick an open-source software license.

Karsten M. Self kmself at ix.netcom.com
Fri Mar 11 03:36:25 UTC 2005


on Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 12:36:27PM -0500, Forrest J. Cavalier III (mibsoft at mibsoftware.com) wrote:

> My take is that corporate lawyers are good for consultations.  But
> watch them very, very carefully if they attempt to do anything
> original.  And if they start telling you that none of those 4 licenses
> are acceptable, and that they can write a better license, dismiss them
> on the spot unless their last name is Moglen or Rosen.  

I'd knock one name off that list, and possibly two.  All due respect to
Mssrs. Moglen and Rosen.


Peace.

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Karsten M. Self <kmself at ix.netcom.com>        http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
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    - David Nusinow
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