Can software developers write their own software license for their project?

[fsfe@mastodon.social]

Can software developers write their own software license for their project?

a) Yes, it is best for software developers to write their own software license for their project

b) Yes, but it is best for software developers to choose an established #FreeSoftware
license with predictable legal effects for their project

c) No, software developers are prohibited by law to write their own software licenses

d) No, software licenses can only be written by legal professionals
#SoftwareFreedom

[saupreiss@pfalz.social]

@fsfe

Lawyers can also Write Software.
It’s up to Software developers to Devise how robust that code base is going to be.

[phako@chaos.social]

@fsfe Should be C though

[bovaz@misskey.social]

@fsfe@mastodon.social I think we should also have a separate "non-license" explaining the intentions when licensing software, with examples, rather than only the legalese.

[celeduc@mastodon.social]

@fsfe can != should

[dat@social.g33ky.de]

@fsfe tons of existing licences proof that it's possible

most are crap, jokes or minimal adaptions of existing ones

compatibility to existing licences is always a huge problem. Just use some GPL-variant! It's good enough!

(or MIT/BSD if you really need to)