[lug] GPL and Code Re-use?

[David Morris]

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:18:28AM -0600, Mike Stanczyk wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, David Morris wrote:
> 
> > Related to all this, anyone know of a good guide to
> > open-source licensing (not in lawyer-speak)?  I haven't had
> > to deal much with licensing in the past, but I will in the
> > near future....
> >
> > --David
> 
> I won't claim how good they are but I would start by
> looking at:
> 
> Open Source Licensing : Software Freedom and Intellectual
> Property Law by Lawrence Rosen

That would be Mike Rosen you're thinking of I believe. :)

> Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing by
> Andrew M. St. Laurent
> 
> search: licensing "open source" at amazon.com

I'll definately out those books, thanks for the suggestions.

I have searched both Google and Amazon for sources of
information, but the problem I've found is the sheer volume
of information available....not much of it actually useful
or accurate.  *Lots* of opinions containing questionable
facts, some lawyer-esque sites/books that quickly become
nearly incomprehensible to non-lawyers, and few guides to
what licenses there are.

What I'm really looking for (and haven't found yet, though
I'll definately check out those books) is a book/site on the
implications of various licenses in common uses, some of the
benefits and drawbacks of each license, and perhaps a
comparrison between some of the more common licenses.

--David