GNU GPL law and "lagom" copyright

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Saturday January 12, 2002 @11:49PM from the debate-the-issues dept.

Johannes writes "Newsforge column on "lagom" copyright. I think we need to discuss these issues more. Maybe a GNU GPL law isn't so bad after all. As Pawlo states: "Would not a modern democratic society benefit from a plurality of irreconcilable and incompatible doctrines? We need the GNU GPL, but we also need proprietary software, Open Source software, BSD licenses, the Apache license and so forth. That would make the case for GNU GPL legislation void. However, as Lawrence Lessig taught us in his book Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, the code may in itself work against plurality.""

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Re:For those of you wondering what "Lagom" means by skajohan · 2002-01-13 02:47 · Score: 1, Offtopic

The origin of the word "lagom" is quite funny, and says a lot about Swedish culture.
"Lag" means crew, team, or company. "Om" means around. Imagine a bunch of people drinking together. They are passing a pitcher of beer around. How much are you supposed to drink? "Lagom" of course. Meaning enough to make you satisfied, but not too much as that will make the pitcher empty before everyone has had their share.