I read posts related to this subject, but never saw these two licenses compared, to really bring out the differences.
I'm trying to understand the practical differences between the MIT license and Cake Software Foundation (CSFL) license, and the implications for software developers who want to create software for sale, or use this code in apps they build and sell to clients. It sounds to me like the bottom line is: CSFL: Anything containing any code which is CSFL becomes CSFL itself, and can be freely redistributed by anyone who finds himself in posession of the code. That seems to mean a developer who uses any CSFL code in his app or product, has to know that anything he develops on top of that, can never be copyrighted as his own, and anyone can take and redistribute it. That does not sound so great for developers who want to protect their work. MIT: On the other hand, with the MIT license, there seem to be no restrictions whatsoever (other than showing the copyright in the code), and if you use MIT code in your software product or app you build for your client, you can still maintain copyright over the modifications you made (ie. add your own copyright to the code you write yourself), and thus protect your work. Is this accurate? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
