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Eric,

I saw that you started to publish some of the files with the BEER-WARE license. This license is not a copyleft license. For a detailed list of free software licenses you can check ( https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html# GPLCompatibleLicenses ).

The issue with non-copyleft licenses is that someone who modifies the code and releases the compiled binaries if any is not required to publish the source code.

This in itself does not promote the free use of software.

I myself do not know the extent to which you decided to use the above said license though I thought to give a friendly tap in regards to this.

I myself used a similar line in my diploma project to the one who will came about the said line could claim a beer. To this date nobody did :)

Cheers,
Vlad
This choice was made at the start of Obarun.A copyright exist on some important (important for me :) )source code like s6opts, file for init system, etc...
But you're right, i thought to change it and i will do it. Maybe i will use the ISC License.

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GNU.org tells the following about ISC license:

"ISC License (# ISC)

This is a lax, permissive free software license, and compatible with the GNU GPL.

This license is sometimes also known as the OpenBSD License, although there is one minor difference between the two licenses. The OpenBSD license was updated to remove the ambiguous term: "and/or". The ISC license provides recipients with "Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software…", whereas the OpenBSD license provides recipients with "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute…".

At the time the ISC license was released, the use of "and/or" construct was a concern because it is similar language used in the license of Pine that the University of Washington later claimed prohibited people from distributing modified versions of the software. However, ISC has told us they do not share the University of Washington's interpretation, and we have every reason to believe them. Thus, there's no reason to avoid software released under this license. However, to help make sure this language cannot cause any trouble in the future, we encourage developers to choose a different license for their own works. The Expat License and FreeBSD License are similarly permissive and brief."

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