Open Source Content License (OSCL) - Other/Miscellaneous licenses

[John Cowan]

Rick Moen scripsit:

> > Using GPL, or any other SW license, for text strikes me
> > as not a good idea.  
> 
> On what grounds, exactly?  

The GPL is really obnoxious for printed books.  You wind up having to distribute
the book on CD, either on demand for three years, or else bound into the book.
That adds quite a bit to the cost of binding.

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