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UBC-MDS / hexdropper

A Python package designed for graphic designers, developers, and color enthusiasts. It simplifies the process of obtaining hex color codes from images.
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Update License #58

Closed monazhu closed 8 months ago

monazhu commented 8 months ago

Review current license for the project and update as necessary.

monazhu commented 8 months ago

@joeywwwu @hchqin @juliaeveritt I realized that we never actually ended up discussing whether we needed to update/change our license or not. Personally, I do think that the MIT license suits our needs since it's relatively flexible and favours permissibility, but I also don't have a strong preference (say between MIT vs GNU or other licenses). What do you guys think?

joeywwwu commented 8 months ago

@monazhu Thanks for bringing this up! I don't have a strong preference either. I think MIT license works well in our project because it only requires the license and copyright notice be included with the package, and could allow for broad reuse of our package when compared with other more restrictive licenses, such as GNU

juliaeveritt commented 8 months ago

Agreed! MIT seems like a good fit to me too. Thanks for remembering this!

hchqin commented 8 months ago

One thing that MIT license might be problematic is that it provides no warranty or liability protection, and could have legal risk if our package is used in critical applications. On the other hand, since our package is just hex-dropping color from a given image, I think this shouldn't be a serious concern?

monazhu commented 8 months ago

Okay sounds good! Then we'll stick with the MIT license we currently have :)