<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD --> <!--X-From-R13: "Xba O. 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Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:12:20 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> > 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 </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00719.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00721.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00711.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00732.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My vision for DevMUD</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00720"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00720"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: DevMUD considerations and the Halloween article</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <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 </LI> </ul> <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 </LI> </ul> </LI> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <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 </LI> <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 </LI> <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 </LI> <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 <UL> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>