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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
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> From: Adam J. Thornton <adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU>
> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD
> On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 08:25:53PM +1100, Thandor wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:20:57AM -0800, Jon Leonard wrote:
> > > 2) The licence should by default be public domain. This provides the least
> > > impediments to using the code for experimentation. Allowing some modules
> > > with different licenses is useful for reusing existing code.
> > Hmm, I would argue that a LGPL style license where people are "forced" to
> > contribute back should they make changes would be of more benefit if the
> > goal is to learn from this experiment. I say LGPL because this leave no
> > barriers to someone using the modules and linking them with their own to
> > make a commercial product. That seems to me to be a more logical way of
> > doing things, but I could be wrong. :)
>
> I don't like either of these and prefer something in the middle. LGPL is
> much too restrictive, but PD isn't restrictive enough, since it doesn't
> necessarily keep a record of the code's past ownership.
>
> There's got to be a middle ground. From what I remember about the Artistic
> License I liked it a lot. Something along the lines of "do what you want
> with it, but document how you changed it after you got it, and don't take
> anyone's name off of it."
>
> If these were the only two choices I'd go for PD, though.
>
I would like to voice my support for PD over any licensing scheme
that contains a G in it's acronym. I agree with Adam that it is
far too restrictive. I find the middle ground of a license that has a B
in it's acronym to be acceptable also. :)
--
Jon Lambert
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<LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD considerations and the Halloween article</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00765" HREF="msg00765.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD considerations and the Halloween article</A></strong>,
Jon Leonard <a href="mailto:jleonard#divcom,slimy.com">jleonard#divcom,slimy.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 21:22 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00778" HREF="msg00778.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD considerations and the Halloween article</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 05 Nov 1998, 05:39 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00710" HREF="msg00710.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Robert Woods <a href="mailto:rwoods#honors,unr.edu">rwoods#honors,unr.edu</a>, Tue 03 Nov 1998, 10:35 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00711" HREF="msg00711.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Thandor <a href="mailto:thandor#donut,dhis.org">thandor#donut,dhis.org</a>, Tue 03 Nov 1998, 11:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00720" HREF="msg00720.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 03 Nov 1998, 19:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00732" HREF="msg00732.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Tue 03 Nov 1998, 23:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00736" HREF="msg00736.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
ApplePiMan <a href="mailto:ApplePiMan#aol,com">ApplePiMan#aol,com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 01:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00737" HREF="msg00737.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
ApplePiMan <a href="mailto:ApplePiMan#aol,com">ApplePiMan#aol,com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 02:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00744" HREF="msg00744.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 04 Nov 1998, 04:48 GMT
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