George Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have no problem with software having an explicit license, I just don't see
> that it normally needs to be quoted at the top of EVERY module. (There
> are probably exceptional jurisdictions where it does, but not many.)
> The GHC method, where the l
I have no problem with software having an explicit license, I just don't see
that it normally needs to be quoted at the top of EVERY module. (There
are probably exceptional jurisdictions where it does, but not many.)
The GHC method, where the license file is in the distribution and easy
to find
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 01:57:23PM -0800, Richard Uhtenwoldt wrote:
> if you want to recoup the costs of your writing a program, then charge
> money for it. if you decide not to try to recoup your costs, then
> please include an explicit license (like the GPL, the LGPL, or the BSD
> license) that
George Russell seems to imply that the only purpose of a license is to
protect the copyright holder's rights:
>The is a drag; I suspect it could in fact be dispensed with in
>most though sadly not all of the civilised world, where the presence of
>a "LICENSE" file in all distributions, or indeed
