On Wednesday 19 January 2005 20:42, David Megginson wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:05:18 +0000, Lee Elliott
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I think the user community will stomp out that kind of
> > > thing pretty fast, whatever we do about linking. It looks
> > > very newbie and shareware-ish.
> >
> > Heh! - Sorry, but I'm not sure exactly which bits will get
> > stomped out and/or are newbie and shareware-ish.
>
> Vanity licensing clauses. Outside of little shareware
> communities, the world pretty much wants some kind of standard
> open source license or public domain, or it shrugs and moves
> on -- it gets way too hard to keep track when n packages end
> up with n different kinds of licenses ("OK, lets see: package
> #1023 is for non-violent use only, package #56 is for use only
> by Wiccans and those who agree not to persecute them, package
> #337 is banned for use in Israel, package #5529 is banned for
> use in the Occupied Territories, and package #18 is for use
> only by Ralph Nader supporters").
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> David
"Wiccans" <chuckle> :)
While it can make things difficult, or even impossible, one can't
force people to use a licence. One can't tell people what to
do...
...even when they're being daft.
LeeE
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