On 12/12/2009 21:14, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
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On 12/12/2009 18:44, dsimcha wrote:
Because the Boost license doesn't require attribution for works only
distributed
in binary form.
All these kitchen sink license issues are monkey buisiness.
If you don't care : make it public domain.
I'm really tired of public domain constantly being tossed around as if it
were actually a reasonable option:
1. If you put someting in PD, you're no longer legally allowed to claim that
you actually wrote it (leave it to a government to try to redefine reality
like that...). In other words, you're not allowed to state an actual fact
about it.
2. Different countries define public domain differently, some countries
don't define it, and others don't even have a concept of public domain at
all.
All True.
That's why I wrote : "If you don't care.."
Adam also said there's a liability issue, but (IANAL) that would surprise me
because AIUI, public domain is all about severing *all* ties between an
author and their work. But then again, that's probably just one of those
things that differs by country.
Bureaucrat nonsense. or in my words : fuck the duck. even if this is
true , who cares ?
Do you think you will find a lawyer who is willing to kick an ass
because he/she is giving away an intellectual property / programming
pearl,he/she invented, for free ?
anyway, it seems to me that we have a lot of semi professional lawyers
on board and I am not sure how much this helps. ( A professional one is
already a disaster...)
KISS, Bjoern
