GitHub Removes BSD2/3 Clause Licenses

#1

Post by deadgrey19 » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 8:09 PM UTC

When creating a new repository on github.com (https://github.com/new), it is no longer possible to automatically generate BSD2/3 clause licenses.

Re: GitHub Removes BSD2/3 Clause Licenses

#2

Post by darkengine » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 8:41 PM UTC

They also don't have an option for GPLv2, because it would introduce "cognitive overhead". https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/issues/413

Re: GitHub Removes BSD2/3 Clause Licenses

#3

Post by felipelemos » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 9:35 PM UTC

darkengine wrote: post #2

They also don't have an option for GPLv2, because it would introduce "cognitive overhead". https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/issues/413

It's all strange and arbitrary.

Re: GitHub Removes BSD2/3 Clause Licenses

#4

Post by yc-kraln » Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 9:45 PM UTC

darkengine wrote: post #2

They also don't have an option for GPLv2, because it would introduce "cognitive overhead". https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/issues/413

I guess their users aren't really thinking types...

Re: GitHub Removes BSD2/3 Clause Licenses

#5

Post by rurban » Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 12:06 PM UTC

Huge bullshit. They have no idea about MIT vs BSD, and "cognitive overload" is a non-argument. Removal didn't change anything to them, but a lot for their users.