> My comment is also not about the maintainer. My comment is about how BSD as a license is often framed as an equivalent choice to GPL or other copyleft licenses.
Are they really? But they're clearly not the same. Both are "open" licenses, but one is permissive, and the other is strong copyleft. The intentions behind them are quite different, and I don't see how anyone could read them and not understand this.
Still, I don't appreciate the aspersions I see being cast in this thread towards application of the BSD license. When I release OSS, I prefer to do so under MIT license - because I just want to put it out there for people to use, should it prove useful to them. I don't expect anything in return for it, nor do I wish to place restrictions on its use. Why should I be crucified for selecting a license that accurately reflects my intentions?
Are they really? But they're clearly not the same. Both are "open" licenses, but one is permissive, and the other is strong copyleft. The intentions behind them are quite different, and I don't see how anyone could read them and not understand this.
Still, I don't appreciate the aspersions I see being cast in this thread towards application of the BSD license. When I release OSS, I prefer to do so under MIT license - because I just want to put it out there for people to use, should it prove useful to them. I don't expect anything in return for it, nor do I wish to place restrictions on its use. Why should I be crucified for selecting a license that accurately reflects my intentions?