Quote:If you are wanting anyone to use your code freely, you don't need a bunch of stipulations. You basically need something that says "Hey, don't remove our copyright. If you incorporate parts of our code into your program, give us due credit. No, you cannot copyright this yourself. We invented it, so it's still ours."
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Easiest way to get screwed is to agree to rules you didn't make up, IMHO.
Yeah, but the law sucks so much these days, it's easy to get screwed no matter what, it seems. I mean, c'mon, a woman winning a few million dollars from McDonald's because she spilled hot coffee over herself? Positively ridiculous, but it happens. Odds are that we'll never face this problem, I suppose, but better not to take the risk and try to get everything covered. I dunno.. I think I'll take Krikkert up on his offer and see what his brother says, and I'll ask my dad's opinion too, since he's worked in the industry for years.. Maybe you're right.
Heh,
here's a good view of the situation.
Quote:Most of the stuff I've ever worked on never had a pre-made license. I believe YaBB has it's own, too.
YaBB's is a blatant copy of the GPL, with the words "General Public License" replaced with "YaBB Public License." I'd never noticed it before. Someone even forgot to replace an "(address here?)."
Edited: Hm, okay, not a "copy," but a "modified version," which is permitted.
Quote:My brother is a lawyer....want me to ask him to write up a good one?
Would you? Well, actually, would you ask him what it would take to just ensure that the code can be used in any way as long as the copyrights are retained? Can we just say "This code may be used and/or modified free of charge for any purpose with the stipulation that the copyright must be retained in the source code and in any 'credits' or 'about' displays in the software"? Thanks, Krikkert!