> All true. The LGPL is a very good option as well if you > want to license your code, but aren't concerned about > your code being used in commercial, non-open-source > projects. It's also long and filled with lots of "legal > talk" (although not nearly as much as the GPL). ;^)
> Personally I just don't care for the GPL/LGPL much. > I respect them (although I really hate hanging out with > the Free Software Foundation guys), but I find them > confusing and overly wordy. > The BSD license is short and to the point. It insures > propagation of the copyright/ownership statement, > disclaims responsibility for warranty, and > eliminates inference of endorsement. > And it does it all in less than half a page. ;^) I was just commenting because the last person seemed like they might be a bit confused about the "GPL"... really just addressing the comment "GPL infections"... just made me suspect that they were likely to be predisposed to avoid L-PGL projects without knowing what the L-GPL allows. Of course, there's nothing preventing me from switching the framework to the Open BSD license (or a similar Creative Commons license). I chose the L-GPL at the time because I'm not well-versed in the ins-and-outs of the open-source community and what different licenses contain. Jochem had pointed me to right place at the OS website and recommended the GPL which I imediately discounted after reading as being unusable for my purposes because I still want to build commercial projects with the framework (or at the time, the API & function library). But the L-GPL was right next to it and the synopsys sounded about right, so that's what I used (after I read if of course). It just never occurred to me at the time that some people might be prejudiced against the L-GPL as a result of the GPL having a particularly strong reputation. I'm not saying they were -- I just couldn't tell from their post, so I may actually want to change the license now that I know that's a possibility. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205449 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
