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CeCILL: La Licence Francaise Du Logiciel Libre

Posted by timothy on from the got-a-different-word-for-everything dept.

News for nerds writes "Researchers at three French government-funded research organizations revealed the new Open-Source license, known as CeCILL (English .pdf here), which they say is compatible with the FSF's GPL. CeCILL is intended to make free software more compatible with French law in two areas where it differs significantly from U.S. law: copyright and product liability. I, for one, welcome our nouvelle overlord of freedom."

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  1. That's nice by SpooForBrains · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just in time for European Software Patents to make it redundant :)

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    "The dew has clearly fallen with a particularly sickening thud this morning"
  2. Re:SECAM Licence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better than Never The Same Colour though, eh?

    Q. Why are American pool tables blue?
    A. So they look green on NTSC TV.

  3. Yes but... by zBoD · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...will you americans call it the French License or the Freedom License ? :)

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