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Google Goes After Open Source Licensing Cruft

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the wheel-reinvention dept.

pacopico writes "Google has secret plans to put out its own open source software license, according to this story in The Register. Apparently, Google's efforts will center around developing a simplified open source license that makes it easier for developers to stay "within the spirit" of the license in addition to the law. Chris DiBona at Google was asked about the plans but won't budge with details yet. Still, The Register claims that Google's efforts could improve the license proliferation issues facing the OSI."

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  1. Re:Ironic by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

    One license to rule them all
    and in the darkness bind them.

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    The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
  2. Re:Kind of like... by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
    > GPLv2?

    Of course.

    The Google interprets revisions to the GPL as damage and licenses around them. ("That's GOO/Linux to you, Sir!")

  3. Wow! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    Chris DiBona at Google was asked about the plans but won't budge with details yet. It's so open they have to keep it secret!!!
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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  4. Ob. Strangelove by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 2, Funny

    "You idiot! The point of the doomsday license is lost if you keep it a secret!"

  5. Re:Google needs a mascot by Gwala · · Score: 5, Funny

    A spider.

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    #!/bin/csh cat $0
  6. Re:We are NOT creating a new license by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ah, one of the many Google Fan Bois. Go back to your masturbating.

  7. Re:Kind of like... by StarfishOne · · Score: 4, Funny

    GPLv2 Beta?

    Fixed that for you. ;p

  8. Will it be called... by codemoose · · Score: 1, Funny

    GooPLe?