License

[flatrocks]

Please consider adding a license for this project so the community can explicitly know the terms regarding use, modification, redistribution, etc.
(For example, the c++ compiler referenced in the readme is licensed under GPLv3.)

Thanks

[Paulware]

Hello,
What is the most open and least restrictive license. I don't know anything about this.
Paul

Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:07:13 -0700
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Please consider adding a license for this project so the community can explicitly know the terms regarding use, modification, redistribution, etc.

(For example, the c++ compiler referenced in the readme is licensed under GPLv3.)

Thanks

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[flatrocks]

Paul,
I'm afraid it's a little more complicated than I think we all would
like.  There are a bunch of different licenses, even in the Open
Source arena.  github's created a whole page/site to help simplify
the choice:
    http://choosealicense.com/
You don't have to choose a license but in my opinion, picking an
appropriate license will attract more project support from users and
developers.
  -t
On 8/10/13 4:34 PM, Paulware wrote:

  Hello,

  What is the most open and least restrictive license. I don't know
  anything about this.

  Paul

  Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:07:13 -0700

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  To: ArduinoDebugger@noreply.github.com

  Subject: [ArduinoDebugger] License (#1)

  Please consider adding a license for this project so the community
  can explicitly know the terms regarding use, modification,
  redistribution, etc.

  (For example, the c++ compiler referenced in the readme is
  licensed under GPLv3.)

  Thanks

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[hasufell]

No license in the tarballs and source repository means "all rights reserved" in fact. So we currently have no rights.

What is the most open and least restrictive license. I don't know anything about this.

You probably want MIT or BSD-3. Whatever you do, please choose a license that is at least compatible with GPL, see the green ones (BSD-4 is not compatible).

[Paulware]

BSD-3 sounds good. As long is you place this comment as the first line of every file:
Paul Richards is awesome

[hasufell]

BSD-3 sounds good. As long is you place this comment as the first line of every file:
Paul Richards is awesome

• that's a new clause, so it's a new license
• you have to do it yourself in this repository

[runvnc]

LOL. Just to clarify, it needs to say "Paul Richards is awesome" at the top of every file in this project, but not my own code files, right?

[Paulware]

Hi Jason, Its a joke. Please feel free to use reuse, modify change or delete with no reference to me etc. Enjoy. Thanks, Paul

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[erm3nda]

@Paulware If you wan't contribution credits plus "no endorsement" BSD-3 license is good.
I think that is good to be cited in software if you contributed. A "stupid" mention in your code may open big doors to you in the future. ( I didnt say ur young, just that doors will not be open in the past :D )

If you don't care, there's a "joke" license at http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/. I think that IDC (I don't care) is a better name but meh :-) who cares.