Well, it's "public domain" then, which is fine as long as you don't
mind Corporation X incorporating and selling your code.

Often, a simple copyright notice saying "this notice must accompany
all subsequent versions of this code" is better than nothing.

Sean




On Jan 19, 2008 12:46 AM, Iain Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >> I'll do that, but for now it's for anyone to use. If you make
> > >> something amazing from it, credit me in the readme ;)
> > >
> > > I don't want to get into a discussion about the pros and cons of
> > > GPL v3 but I would much prefer to see an MIT or BSD style licence.
> > > Can I put in a plea for dual licensing to keep everybody happy?
> >
> > Well I have to say that Iain's licence seems so much more simple,
> > understandable and easy to use :-)
> >
> Yes, the previous discussion is an example of why I don't
> automatically stick licenses on my code. Maybe everyone else has read
> the relevant open source licenses in detail and weighed up the pros
> and cons of each, but I haven't and it's unlikely I'll ever be bored
> enough to do so.
>
> At the end of the day, aren't we all just trying to advance each
> other's understanding? And maybe get a mention on El Reg ;)
>
> I'm not going to sue anyone for using a code snippet I wrote one evening.
>
> Iain
>
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