[Tutor] licensing python work?

[Chris Fuller]

Invoking the public domain isn't as simple as you might naively think.  Tread 
with care!

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6225

Cheers


On Wednesday 23 February 2011, Wayne Werner wrote:
> If you don't care how people use it at all, just release your code into the
> public domain, then it doesn't matter how they use it.
> 
> HTH,
> Wayne
> 
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Alex Hall <mehgcap at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > This is not strictly on topic and probably has a very obvious answer,
> > but I want to make sure I do it right. How do I license something I
> > write? I have that Bookshare wrapper done, at least as far as I can
> > tell, and I want to give it to Bookshare so they can provide it to
> > whomever wants it. Basically, anyone can copy or modify it in any way,
> > in part or in whole, whether they make money off it or not.
> > Realistically it seems pointless to make a big deal out of someone
> > making money off of this wrapper since it is only a few hundred lines.
> > What license do you recommend, and do I just point people to the
> > license in a comment in the code, or is there something else I have to
> > do? Thanks.
> > 
> > --
> > Have a great day,
> > Alex (msg sent from GMail website)
> > mehgcap at gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
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