What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by oddell » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 5:47 PM UTC

What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?
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Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by reitanqild » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 6:30 PM UTC

> You can choose the most permissive software license, and people will still argue with you about your choice.

The irony of people getting annoyed because of "missing restrictions".

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 7:24 PM UTC

reitanqild wrote: post #2

> You can choose the most permissive software license, and people will still argue with you about your choice. The irony of people getting annoyed because of "missing restrictions".

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Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by anc84 » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 7:28 PM UTC

reitanqild wrote: post #2

> You can choose the most permissive software license, and people will still argue with you about your choice. The irony of people getting annoyed because of "missing restrictions".

It's about missing guarantee of future freedom rather but I am sure you know that.

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by reitanqild » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 7:43 PM UTC

anc84 wrote: post #4

reitanqild wrote: post #2

> You can choose the most permissive software license, and people will still argue with you about your choice. The irony of people getting annoyed because of "missing restrictions".

It's about missing guarantee of future freedom rather but I am sure you know that.

Go ahead and create an AGPL fork then ;-)

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by drdeca » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 8:37 PM UTC

reitanqild wrote: post #5

anc84 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's about missing guarantee of future freedom rather but I am sure you know that.

Go ahead and create an AGPL fork then ;-)

Does that work?

I guess, I hadn't much considered whether that was a thing one could do.

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by webkike » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 8:39 PM UTC

reitanqild wrote: post #5

anc84 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's about missing guarantee of future freedom rather but I am sure you know that.

Go ahead and create an AGPL fork then ;-)

Or just use the other licenses that have those restrictions? What's the joke?

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by protomyth » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 8:45 PM UTC

drdeca wrote: post #6

reitanqild wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go ahead and create an AGPL fork then ;-)

Does that work? I guess, I hadn't much considered whether that was a thing one could do.

Only on the new code you write, as I have not seen any license that allows removal of copyright or relicensing.

Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 8:45 PM UTC

drdeca wrote: post #6

reitanqild wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go ahead and create an AGPL fork then ;-)

Does that work? I guess, I hadn't much considered whether that was a thing one could do.

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Re: What Have We Learned from This Open Source Project?

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Post by scr4ve » Sun, Feb 07, 2016, 8:52 PM UTC

So many true points in there. Thanks for the read!