Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 19:36:58 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Licia <licia@o-o.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: reviewers for a free software license Message-ID: <4.1.19990222193349.03fc1ba0@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <61961.919737106@zippy.cdrom.com> References: <Your message of "Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:49:42 CST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902221445460.19928-100000@o-o.org>
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Can you write a <100-word license that does all of these things and is also incompatible with the GPL? After recent exchanges in several forums, it is my opinion that preventing the use of one's code in GPLed products is important. --Brett Glass At 06:31 PM 2/22/99 -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >I like the basic idea of encapsulating the sentiments of the berkeley >license in a "simple text file", however I don't see one of those >here. :-) > >My definition of a simple text file which conveyed the "basic ideas" >of the BSDL would be: > >The Universal Simple License >---------------------------- >The following materials are copyright (C) Joe Blow, 1999 and may be >used, modified and redistributed in any form for any purpose provided >that the following provisions are strictly adhered to: > > Do not remove or modify the text of this license agreement > or attempt to assert authorship for unmodified portions of > the code. The author is giving you the code, grant them at > least due credit for it in return. > > The author assumes no liability whatsoever for this code. You > break it, you fix it, and what you see here you use entirely at > your own risk. > >That's 97 words, including "(C) Joe Blow, 1999", text which would >obviously get longer if you covered more years or shorter if your name >was something like "Prince." A license in 100 words or less is the >kind of license I like to see! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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