Open Source Newbie

[Russ Nelson]

Robin 'Roblimo' Miller writes:
 > Among new projects registered on SourceForge.net in May of this year 
 > (the most recent month for which I have figures at my fingertips), a 
 > *large majority* (2116) use the GPL, with "Public Domain" (374) #2 and 
 > LGPL (354) #3.
 > 
 > For maximum code compatibility with other F/OSS projects, GPL is the 
 > obvious choice.

Surely you jest!  Wouldn't the second-most popular "license" (Public
Domain) be the obvious choice?

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