On 2002.07.17 22:25 Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

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> I could reword the GPL: "You may reuse my code as long as you pay me
> back."

This is good.  I think I like better: "You may reuse my code as long as
you pay me back in code."

BSD could be: "You can have my code for free."

Maybe Open Source would be: "No royalities are required if you use my 
code."

I'd have to think about sticking in one-liners like these.

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> By the way, please have a look at
> http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/bsd/license.html for some information that
> helps explain the BSD communities' stance on licensing.

I spent some time looking for the "canonical" page on the BSD licenses, so
I could include a link.  The BSD equalivent of the Free Software 
definition and the Open Source definition.  Would this be it?

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> Also, I wanted to mention that it was confusing that you placed a license
> at the top of your article. As a journalism graduate and a news
> professional, I believe this could really cause problems. Don't scare
> your
> audience that you are trying to help. Simply get rid of any license from
> your article and when sending to a media outlet, clearly say "You may use
> this."

Sounds like good advice.  Publishing an article is not my primary interest,
though I'm not adverse to the idea.  What I want is something on the web as
a public resource.

Karl <kop@meme.com>