This is the mail archive of the cygwin-apps mailing list for the Cygwin project.
Index Nav: | [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index] | |
---|---|---|
Message Nav: | [Date Prev] [Date Next] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] |
Other format: | [Raw text] |
Neither OSI, nor FSF recommend use of "public domain" for Open Source software.
FSF recommends use of existing licences (GNU licences, Apache ...), likewise OSI:
"We recommend that you always apply an approved Open Source license to software you are releasing, rather than try to waive copyright [= put into public domain] altogether." http://opensource.org/faq#public-domain
... This âGive-It-Awayâ license provides no protection for anyone if the donated software causes harm (...) one [cannot] escape a lawsuit just because his gift was only accidentally harmful.
If "utmost free" were the initial intention -- What was wrong with the BSD[1] or MIT licenses, which are desinged to be Open Source software licenses?
Index Nav: | [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index] | |
---|---|---|
Message Nav: | [Date Prev] [Date Next] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] |