brodriguesco,
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Curious, please complete the sentence "I'm a developer, and contribute code on my free time. I use a permissive open source license (MIT, BSD) because..."

jonasgeiler,
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@brodriguesco because most of the time I don't really care what happens with my code, but I still want to retain SOME rights

brodriguesco,
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@jonasgeiler Which rights in particular?

jonasgeiler,
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@brodriguesco hmm copyright mostly, but also that you have to include the license in all copies and substantial portions - this somewhat allows me to see where my software is being used. Also I don't provide Liability or Warranty for my software which is also part of MIT/BSD.

jrosell,
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@jonasgeiler @brodriguesco I like MIT-0 licence because is very simple https://opensource.org/license/mit-0/

brodriguesco,
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@jrosell @jonasgeiler a family-frinedly version of the WTFPL http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/

mholiv,

@brodriguesco …because I like mega corps to be able to use my code without contributing anything back? (Why I don’t use GPL or LGPL I don’t know.)

mattodon,

@brodriguesco let me try:

"... because I wish my software to be helpful, used openly without much friction or fear, and don't believe in monetization without proper business model anyway."

In reality, I often don't think the license question through thoroughly bc of a lack of time and energy.

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