[linux-audio-user] The Open Loop Library, a few questions

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 02:34:55 +0000, Nathaniel Virgo wrote:
> On Monday 23 December 2002 1:44 pm, Steve Harris wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 11:50:00 -0800, Paul Winkler wrote:
> > > o) license (public domain? bsd-ish? dsl? etc)
> >
> > I think it would make sense to limit the archive to one license, it makes
> > things much less complex.
> 
> Careful, you might start a license war :)
> 
> Seriously, there are many different conditions people might want to put on 
> the use of their samples:  Should they be free for use for any purpose, or 
> restricted for use in commercial projects?  Can they be used without 
> crediting their creator?  Can they be re-distributed in a modified form?  As 
> part of a song?  Should the liecense be copyleft?  I'm sure there are more.

Right, so to avoid licence hell I think its neccesary to limit to one
licence. Views aren't entrenched enough yet to make this really
contraversial.

As long as the licence is not too wierd and does what people want you will
get people to use it.

I dont want to have to read a huge, complex licence every time I want to
download a sample. If you allow a variety of licences you will get it ;)

- Steve