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lwh | 5 years ago

The original BSD license had this "advertising clause" and it was removed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#4-clause_license_...

Personally I'd rather have their source be released like AGPL, as that would credit the authors and let me see their changes.

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tinus_hn|5 years ago

Because it’s a great idea but for instance the Linux kernel would have to come with documentation that mentions the tens of thousands of authors. A massive undertaking that doesn’t help anyone, really.

iso1631|5 years ago

Something like https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/lin...?

rbanffy|5 years ago

Linux is GPL and I doubt it would have tens of thousands of authors if it were not.

It would have a dozen proprietary forks.

thomasahle|5 years ago

> for instance the Linux kernel would have to come with documentation that mentions the tens of thousands of authors

It wouldn't be too hard to maintain though. Could probably mostly pull it out of git even.

toyg|5 years ago

> doesn’t help anyone, really

Anyone except the contributors themselves who would forever get a piece of the Linux fame, but they are just like, free labor, amirite? /s