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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] choosealicense.com fork with better wording, perha
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John Sullivan |
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] choosealicense.com fork with better wording, perhaps ? |
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Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:17:15 -0400 |
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Riley Baird <address@hidden> writes:
>> In that case, "permissive" licenses also include restrictions -- but
>> they are not described as such.
>
> The choosealicense.com page for the MIT license actually does list the
> requirement to keep a copy of the license and all copyright notices as a
> restriction.
Yes, it does, using softer language. This same mode of language should
be used in the GPL description. Rather than "requires" and "further
restricts".
-john
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