Can someone educate me a little more on these license issues?
What actual benefit is derived by an open source project when they are credited somewhere deep in an about page? Is tangible value provided there?
I feel that if I had produced an open source library, I'd be less interested in having my name anywhere near a project that I didn't actually produce. But I have little practical experience with such things.
I think the grandparent was saying that, 'as an OSS author I am not sure I would want every project that used my software to announce it; people will think it an endorsement of some kind'.
I feel that if I had produced an open source library, I'd be less interested in having my name anywhere near a project that I didn't actually produce.
BSD's non-endorsement clause comes close to what you want:
Neither the name of the <organization> nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
That is just you. Many who create open-source software and/or hardware do want to see attribution. While it is the right thing to do it is also important to adhere to the license under which it is distributed.
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Can someone educate me a little more on these license issues?
What actual benefit is derived by an open source project when they are credited somewhere deep in an about page? Is tangible value provided there?
I feel that if I had produced an open source library, I'd be less interested in having my name anywhere near a project that I didn't actually produce. But I have little practical experience with such things.
Is it so hard to understand wanting to be credited when someone uses your work?
I think the grandparent was saying that, 'as an OSS author I am not sure I would want every project that used my software to announce it; people will think it an endorsement of some kind'.
If licenses were just about getting credit for your work, they'd be a lot less complicated :)
Hence the simplicity of the MIT license, which is mostly just about getting credit for your work.
I feel that if I had produced an open source library, I'd be less interested in having my name anywhere near a project that I didn't actually produce.
BSD's non-endorsement clause comes close to what you want:
That is just you. Many who create open-source software and/or hardware do want to see attribution. While it is the right thing to do it is also important to adhere to the license under which it is distributed.