Folks-

A recent thread
( http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2008-01/msg01595.php )
suggests that there's a lot of interest and knowledge about F/OSS
licenses on this list. So...

Does anyone know of an authoritative, complete, and current license
comparison? After a lot of trolling, I've been able to satisfy one or
two of those criteria, but not all.


-*-mode:opinion-*-
It's disappointing that we as a community have yet to converge on just a
few licenses that differ only by the few characteristics that *really*
matter (e.g., virality, commercializability, code
reciprocation/share-alike, etc). The glut of license options and license
compatibility issues create enormous confusion and even some unfortunate
internecine FUD -- never mind the real uncertainty caused by the lack of
case law in this area. I long for a Creative Commons-like family of
licenses for code. 


Thanks,
Reece

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Reece Hart, http://harts.net/reece/, GPG:0x25EC91A0

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