On 18 September 2013 09:48, Pirmin Braun <[email protected]> wrote: > sure, that's right; but how can I express, that in real life usage it doesn't > make a difference compared to LGPL for 99% of the users? > > what if I put it this way: > ... > It gives you practically all the freedoms, the GPL (tm) is meant for: > - the freedom to use the software for nearly any purpose,
Some general guidelines: * Don't invent new licences. [1] If you're a software developer, you're not a lawyer. Don't try to be. If an untrained lawyer wrote software, they'd do a bad job and look foolish. You will do the same trying to write legal texts. [2] Companies often have terms in place permitting certain licences; if yours is not one of them, it will not be considered, no matter how good the product may be. * "Practically all the freedoms" "Not all" is not "practically" all. It is just some. Ergo, it is not Free. * If you want to cover commercial use, dual-licence it. As above, don't invent your own. Use an existing arrangement. It is much easier and safer. The point you are making yourself but seem blind to is that _if_ your special licence will not make a difference to most people, then that means they have to do work to discover if they are in the 1% and that will put them off. It looks like a trap. You're not setting them free, you're attaching terms that mean that you are going to ensnare just a small number. That is offputting. 99% Free is not Free. 1% pregnant is still pregnant. If 1% of your body is alive, you are dead. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: [email protected] • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: [email protected] • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
