How Many Open Source Licenses Do You Need?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday February 16, 2009 @05:22AM from the he-should-start-an-organization-or-six dept.

jammag writes "Bruce Perens, who wrote the original licensing rules for Open Source software in 1997, notes that there are a sprawling 73 open source licenses currently in existence. But he identifies an essential four — well, actually just two — that developers, companies, and individuals need. In essence, he cuts through the morass and shows developers, in particular, how to protect their work. (And yes, he favors GPL3 over GPL2.) For his own coding work, he's fond of the 'sharing with rules' license, which stays true to the Open Source ethos of shared code yet also enables him to get paid by companies who use it in their commercial products."

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Re:Hi again by Anonymous Coward · 2009-02-16 05:27 · Score: -1, Troll

Hi Folks,
I happen to be at my desk again today, and can discuss this article,
if any of you have questions or, more likely, comments :-)
If I write 30 responses, there will be a break. Slashdot locks me
out for four hours after 30 postings from one IP.
Bruce
Will you lick my pussy? Geeks are such a turn on!
Re:Hi again by Anonymous Coward · 2009-02-16 08:19 · Score: -1, Troll

bruce perens, on his hands and knees, gagging up all over the floor? Throw in Eric Raymind, a case of jaegermeister, and some anal lube and it sounds like a typica LUG meeting.