Small error in the last paragraph - users vs. developers license
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| alisonken1 Nov 01, 2006 4:30 PM EDT |
It is not even about whether Stallman is trying to tell others what to do with their code - only users can choose the license, and that must be done on its merits. Actually, it's the developer/programmer who decides on which license to use. The user has no choice in what license the developer chooses to use for his/her creative work. |
| dcparris Nov 01, 2006 4:52 PM EDT |
Thanks for pointing that out. I've corrected it. |
| jezuch Nov 02, 2006 3:44 PM EDT |
License is an agreement - both sides have to "choose", actually. But when there's only one choice (e.g. when the code is offered under GPL only), it gets reduced to "developer decides". That's how I see it, anyway. |
| dcparris Nov 02, 2006 4:11 PM EDT |
Well, my intent was to refer to the one choosing which license to use for distributing their software. That is usually the developer. ;-) Anyway, I have to thank alisonken1 for pointing out the need for clarification. |
| davidshields Nov 04, 2006 7:58 PM EDT |
More precisely, it's the copyright owner -- and only the copyright owner -- who decides how the code is licensed. For example, if the developer works for a company that creates and sells software, it's likely that the developer signed an agreement giving the company rights to all the programs he writes while on the job, so in this case the company owns the copyright, and so gets to write the license, even though the developer wrote the code. |
| dcparris Nov 04, 2006 8:36 PM EDT |
That's correct. I ain't changing again though. People should, by now, know what I'm getting at. ;-) |
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