On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 09:05:39AM +0100, Ray Garner wrote: > Hi > > I've been using suckless tools such as dwm and st for a while now and > think theyre great, my question is to do with software licenses. > > I'm curious about licensing and was wondering why suckless tools are > released under MIT rather than an alternative like GPL. Is it just to make > it compatible with more other software?
Since I'm a hobbyist programmer and not a hobbyist lawyer, I just go by word count. If nothing else, it's a 100% objective standard. My current best choice is 0-clause BSD, which beats MIT by about 60 words. > Also, the GPL is included on the on the cat-v.org list of harmful software but > without explanation. Does anyone here know if its considered harmful for > compatability reasons or something else? > > Anyway, thanks for the programs. > > Cheers > Ray > -- Storkman
