Alfred M. Szmidt
On terminology.
Re-license - one changes the license. E,g., proprietary to #freesoftware.
Dual-license - the user chooses which license (e.g, #copyleft or proprietary — not both)
Mixed-license - several compatible licenses in the same work. E.g. file A is a permissive, file B is copyleft. If you can untangle each, then only that files license matters.
Karsten Johansson
@amszmidt You know what I learned today?
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Read across, or downward. Weeeeiiiirrrd.
Also, a dual license is not enforceable unless there are contradictions that could determine misalignment. It is easy to just say "I'm following license X" every time it comes up for question.
Choose one license. Stick to it. If you can't find a license that suits your purpose, hire a law firm and make a new one that might withstand a challenge.
Alfred M. Szmidt
@ksaj Dual license is not putting something two licenses, it is an XOR. Dual licensing is absolutley enforceable.
But yeah, pick one stick to it. 🙂
Karsten Johansson
@amszmidt You know what I learned today?
SWE DEN
DEN MARK
Read across, or downward. Weeeeiiiirrrd.
Also, a dual license is not enforceable unless there are contradictions that could determine misalignment. It is easy to just say "I'm following license X" every time it comes up for question.
Choose one license. Stick to it. If you can't find a license that suits your purpose, hire a law firm and make a new one that might withstand a challenge.
You can use dual licenses to protect different chunks of material. But putting any single thing under a two licenses leaves the door wide open for abuse.
Karsten Johansson
@amszmidt You get the XOR part. But now let's say one license says "You can have 1 copy" and another says "you can have 10 copies"
As well, the first one says "Cannot be used for military purposes" and license 2 says "Go ahead, what you want."
The obvious thing that would happen in court is "That one user was using his home system and researching out of personal interest." and then you have a problem asserting license 2. 10 people are building bombs. All of them except one is "under the other license" Maybe it's a 6/4 split. Who can tell?
I mean forensics will get you there, but now you have a financial disadvantage on top of that.
I like your saying "Pick one stick to it" <--- the only way licensing works in the real world (ie: if you plan on enforcing it).
(Also, it's not an XOR. Work out the truth table lol... but I'll let it pass ''cos I know what you're getting at. Unless you want 2 court cases, it is just OR)
Alfred M. Szmidt
@ksaj > (Also, it's not an XOR. Work out the truth table lol... but I'll let it pass ''cos I know what you're getting at. Unless you want 2 court cases, it is just OR)
I need more coffee this early in the morning!🤣
Karsten Johansson
@amszmidt It's funny. End of my night, so my coffee comes in a couple more hours yet lol.
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