Philip Goetz wrote:
On 1/17/07, Charles D Hixson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's find to talk about making the data "public domain", but that's not
a good idea.
Why not?
Because "public domain" offers NO protection. If you want something
close to what public domain used to provide, then the MIT license is a
good choice. If you make something public domain, you are opening
yourself to abusive lawsuits. (Those are always a possibility, but a
license that disclaims responsibility offers *some* protection.)
Public domain used to be a good choice (for some purposes), before
lawsuits became quite so pernicious.
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