[License-discuss] FAQ entry (and potential website page?) on "why standard licenses"?

Philip Odence podence at blackducksoftware.com
Tue Apr 29 16:22:06 UTC 2014


touché
Maybe than “licenses that people think they understand"

From: Lawrence Rosen <lrosen at rosenlaw.com<mailto:lrosen at rosenlaw.com>>
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:33:10 -0700
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Subject: Re: [License-discuss] FAQ entry (and potential website page?) on "why standard licenses"?

Philip Odence suggested:
> Hey maybe “well-understood” is a good alternative to “standard."

Note that the GPL is one of the "least-understood" licenses around, even by some of its supporters who make the most outrageous claims about linking. :-)

/Larry

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