Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 11:03 AM, cdb wrote: >> Silly question, but what is the problem of writing your own licence >> conditions? I'm sure they would be just as legally binding as >> something thunked up by a committee or three. >> >> So long as the meaning and intention were made clear. > > Because somebody may breach your license and it is > up to you to defend it if you care to defend. > > If you use GPL/LGPL, quite possibly FSF or other may help you > and they have prior legal cases that the judge can use. + writing legal text is difficult. would you let a lawyer write your PIC assembler code? + a user has to read and understand the license. This is much easier if it is one of the well-known licenses. -- Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist