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Re: license learning

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On 1/17/13 11:59 AM, bob wrote:
> When and how do most programmers learn what the different licenses *really* mean?  (like MIT, GPL, Lesser GPL, Apache, etc.)
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> I certainly never learned them in college, and I doubt anyone else did either.
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> Do most programmers actually know these or do they just try not to get caught with their hand in the cookie jar? (or hope their hand isn't in a cookie jar)
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Mostly, it is legalese, so for the finer points, a lawyer is recommended.

For the general meaning, just read the licenses. It is pretty close the 
plain English. Also, I know some of these licenses have "annotated" 
version which describe the intent behind the wording. The danger there 
is that interpretation isn't a legally binding one compared to the 
actual wording.

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license learning bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2013-01-17 11:59 -0800
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  Re: license learning Luca Saiu <positron@gnu.org> - 2013-01-22 11:00 +0100

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