question before attempting an update on AFL

[Thorsten Glaser]

Lawrence Rosen dixit:

>> But now I need something that AFAIK none of the existing OSI licenses
>> offer: an obligation to cite one of my scientific publications about the
>> toolbox in publications resulting from the use of my toolbox.
>
>[LR:] Such an "obligation" is contrary to open source principles. No open
>source license can require that. You can always request a citation, though;
>see below.

I tend to disagree: this is the classical case of BSD advertising clauses,
with only very slight modifications to the way it’s used/mandated but not
to the spirit behind it.

bye,
//mirabilos
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