Re: powerEXT - Clarifications from the author

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow... I am with you there.

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On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Kevin Schroeder <kevin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's why I like the New BSD license.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#3-clause_license_.28.22New_BSD
> _License.22.29  We use it for Zend Framework.  It basically says "If you
> distribute source, you must include this disclaimer, if you distribute
> binaries, you must include this disclaimer; don't blame us if things
> blow up and we don't endorse your work".  That, to me, defines the
> spirit of open source.
>
> Kevin
>
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>
> ...and people wonder why open-source hasn't taken a greater hold in
> business...
>
> It is hard to fully understand the licenses and what you can and can't
> do
> with it. This is why I hate most licenses, they are long and full of
> "lawyer
> speak". It is also why I like Creative Commons licenses (for content).
> They
> list 2-4 items and say you can do this, you can't do that and hide the
> "lawyer speak" for the lawyers. I wish more licenses would do that.
>
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