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Open Source License Comparison

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the compare-and-contrast dept.

rbb writes "Bryce Wilcox-O'Hearn, aka Zooko, has put together a simple chart that in just a few lines displays the characteristics of each of the most popular Open Source licenses. The table, which is currently in version 0.8.3, makes it easy to see in a glance how the licenses compare to one another." Easily digestible information - good for PHB [?] s.

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  1. In other news... by bonzoesc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bill Gates prepared a chart of how much money his closed-source license has made him, N*Sync prepared a chart of how much money their CD sales have earned, and an unnamed open-source programmer made a sign that says "will prepare charts for food."

  2. good for PHB? by geo-geo · · Score: 3, Funny

    You know, I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 15 years and I can tell you the Player's Hand Book is confusing enough will all it's charts and tables. Added this chart will just frustrate DMs like myself when the players say "Look, that Dragon falls under the GNU GPL so it must share it's source of wealth!!"

  3. Re:The Condensed Version... by why-is-it · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...kind of like all those people who were protesting nuclear weapons in the U.S. while the U.S.S.R. was unashamedly preparing to destroy the West.

    Exactly when did the Soviets destroy the West? I must have missed that.
    I guess all their preparations were for nothing...

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