Open Source Licenses (WAS: Advice for starting a new project?)

[Dave Cramer]

On 17-Sep-07, at 4:00 PM, Kareem Shehata wrote:

>
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>> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Dave
>> Cramer
>> Sent: Monday 17 September 2007 15:52
>> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Advice for starting a new project?
>>
>> Somewhat off topic ....
>>
>>
>> One thing I seem to recall reading, but don't remember where is the
>> type of license that attracts more developers.
>>
>> There was some argument to the science, but the conclusion was that
>> BSD type licenses attracted more effort from developers.
>>
>> Dave
>
> I would be curious to know how this affects the decision to help a  
> project.
> I understand some of the differences in the licenses (IANAL, but I  
> have read
> a fair bit), but never quite understood how a potential developer  
> would make
> a decision based on that.  Wouldn't that depend on the particular  
> developer
> and project, or are there some licenses that are simply regarded as
> "better"?
>
Well, I'm biased. I'm not a big fan of the GPL. So I tend to avoid  
doing anything with projects which are GPL'd.

so when I am looking for a project to use, I parse out everything  
that is GPL like.

Dave
> -kms
>
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