Subject: Re: Software License Sound Bites, Version 0.1
To: Jeremy C . Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
From: Karl O . Pinc <kop@meme.com>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 07/17/2002 23:57:31
On 2002.07.17 22:25 Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
<snip>
> Also, I wanted to mention that it was confusing that you placed a license
> at the top of your article. As a journalism graduate and a news
> professional, I believe this could really cause problems. Don't scare
> your
> audience that you are trying to help. Simply get rid of any license from
> your article and when sending to a media outlet, clearly say "You may use
> this.

Any license I have on the text is probably meaningless because the whole
thing is likely small enough that it can be used in its entirety under
"fair use".  I'd never used that license before and just felt like trying
it out.  (I'm sure that's won me no friends here.  :-)

Karl <kop@meme.com>