[Monotone-devel] Re: oh, licenses! [Re: Problem when commiting]

[graydon hoare]

Andre Nathan wrote:

> I fully agree. Source code is what is most important. The thing is that
> there's no risk at all that the free parts will become unfree, because
> since you released it as free software in the first place, anyone
> interested can always get a copy from your distribution.

yes. this point does not need clarification; I know how licenses work.

nonetheless, I am giving vendors a benefit by releasing my source code 
under liberal terms. I want vendors to give me a benefit by using their 
web servers, their advertizing dollars, their customer contacts, and 
their sales people to distribute my source code.

> That's why I like the BSD-style licenses. They're simple, free and
> everyone knows what it means.

ok. I think most people who would care know what LGPL means now too, so 
I don't feel this is a major worry.

-graydon