[License-discuss] [License-review] CC withdrawl of CC0 from OSI process

[Chad Perrin]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2012 at 09:44:17PM -0800, Bruce Perens wrote:
>
> About the worst thing engineers can do is attempt to make legal
> determinations without proper counsel and the necessary training.
> They invariably get it wrong and they can be made to look really
> stupid in court by a competent expert witness.

This could turn out to be a huge problem for any independent open source
software developer who is not wealthy.  The only really safe approach to
open source software development, given the above, would be "Don't."

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Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]