Re: [GNU-linux-libre] choosealicense.com fork with better wording, perhaps ?

[John Sullivan]

Riley Baird <address@hidden> writes:

>> In that case, "permissive" licenses also include restrictions -- but
>> they are not described as such.
>
> The choosealicense.com page for the MIT license actually does list the
> requirement to keep a copy of the license and all copyright notices as a
> restriction.

Yes, it does, using softer language. This same mode of language should
be used in the GPL description. Rather than "requires" and "further
restricts". 

-john

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