these BSD-like licences lead to endless forking, to death... GPL!
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Replying to @o_guest @AlfiePates
I know a "beautiful" example of a "do not modify" license that led to squatting of an entire area by some bunch.
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Replying to @dimpase @AlfiePates
I'm missing so much context here because I don't know what half the words imply
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what's an example of a do not modify licence for example?
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Replying to @o_guest @AlfiePates
http://gap-system.org/Packages/sgl.html … -do not modify clause at the end
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in effect the authors ringfenced the area for themselves and their students/collaborators.
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Replying to @dimpase @AlfiePates
that sounds pretty disturbing. Was it on purpose?
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Replying to @o_guest @AlfiePates
ostensibly to ensure the output, unique id's for certain objects, stay the same
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2. also for compatibility with a closed source implementation (for a system of which NSA is the biggest customer :P)
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