On 11/12/18 8:25 PM, Alessandro Pistocchi wrote:
I just want people to be able to do proprietary software no questions asked.
Some of my users may not know anything about copyleft and do stuff that is
wrong without knowing it and I don’t want this to happen to them.
That doesn't sound like an okay approach.
All developers must learn to respect copyright, because they're
collaborating with others. It's a basic rule that every participants
must know beforehand. Of course, if you're targeting non-professionals,
it makes sense to choose loose licenses.
Also, business entities are legally *more* responsible than individuals.
They are the ones who must ask questions, not wait to be questioned. "I
didn't know" doesn't work for businesses. But then, they will find a way
no matter the situation (like working around GPL contamination), so it's
pretty silly to worry about them.
TBH, choosing open source license is really just a matter of preference,
until you face a problem (like Cedega ripping of Wine[1]). Just don't
try to fix any hypothetical problems.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedega_(software)#Controversy
