Hello. I came over to see what Clojure is all about and the first thing I see is a license flame war. So I thought to myself, why not chime in?
You do know these licenses only hold in the litigious USA and some of its subsidiaries? Even there, they're practically unenforceable. In other places, developers usually ignore this red herring legal mambo jumbo and just use the technology. Common law and common sense do the rest. Who here haven't stumbled upon an exciting project just to turn away due to one of these "free" licenses with all their arbitrary restrictions? Today, a GPL stamp is gradually becoming synonymous with "bring a lawyer or go away". With time, I suspect other three-letter- licenses will follow suit, no matter how permissive they are. If this thing is supposed to be free then release it to the public domain and focus on the technology rather than the legal aspects. Otherwise, this license issue will distract and put off people, and in the long run turn into a pathetic farce. Ask yourself, what could possibly go wrong if you release something that's supposed to be free into the public domain? Just adding my 0.02 gallons of gasoline to the fire. Aside from that invigorating entry to this group, I must say Clojure looks so good, I can't remember when I felt so excited and hopeful about a new piece of technology. Thanks for making this happen with or without those stupid licenses. Mibu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
