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Jugendhackt / paketmagie

Magische Pakete, 100% biologisch und gentechnikfrei geroutet
http://hackdash.org/projects/557bf10f3f8689f158e0f371
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Choosing a license #19

Closed froozen closed 8 years ago

froozen commented 9 years ago

We also might need to choose a license at some point. I think our options are either something permissive (MIT, BSD) or strict (GPLvN).

sternenseemann commented 9 years ago

GPL ftw. (because our application does something useful and it not just irrelevant if somebody uses it without giving stuff back)

froozen commented 9 years ago

Agreed. I'd like to use a GPL as well. It'd also honor our README.md.

nkoehring commented 9 years ago

I don't like the GPL too much but that's of course your decision. Anyway I would like to see a bit more discussion about it at least. https://tldrlegal.com/ could help you with the possibilities.

froozen commented 9 years ago

@nkoehring I personaly think that for an application, the GPL is the most appropriate license, as the only way to use it's source would be building a non-free alternative on top of it and therefore keeping users from getting the rights they deserve. For libraries, on the other hand, I believe more permissive licenses like MIT or BSD3 are acceptable, as they usually aren't direct alternatives to non-free products.

froozen commented 8 years ago

We agreed on the GPLv3 license. This issue is closed as of c9dd9856ce4645b7b888a55b615d0efa4818bbd2.