Free Software Licensing Quiz

mpawlo writes: "How much do you know about free software licensing? Time to find out! In a quiz presented by the Free Software Foundation you can test your abilities. How should Joan license her web browser?"

Comments

Re:Rationale?

[neocon]

No, it's like a man who's so `free' that you have an armed guard standing by to make sure he doesn't buy himself lunch, in case that might result in him being enslaved...

Re:Ugh.

[jbn-o]

All the more reason that companies avoid the GPL.

You sound like you're talking about Microsoft, the chief objector to the GNU GPL, and their FUD speeches attacking the GNU GPL (in a similar name-calling, no-specifics-required, mud-slinging way). But for all their flaming, they're not doing the one thing you'd think they would do given their position: avoid distributing GNU GPL-covered works.

Re:Source several OOMs bigger than the binary?

[ttfkam]

I would suggest talking to a lawyer about it (and/or contacting the FSF), but don't forget snail mail.

You can put just what you need online and provide the complete "source" via CD in the mail if requested. Remember that you can charge for the materials necessary to mail them a copy so that it's not an undue financial burden. If your game turns out to be quite popular, check around for hosting; there are folks out there who have the bandwidth and need a reason for people to come check out their services.

If it doesn't turn out to be that popular a game or folks just don't care about the source (it happens a lot), then it's a moot point anyway. But in the event that it is popular, there are options open to you. If anything, I would think the FSF would rather shell out the server space than let a popular piece of GPL goodness get mired down in programmer exhaustion.