<![CDATA[Can software developers write their own software license for their project?]]>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
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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b7c6c6e1-e7d9-4ec2-9047-6dfccc47ec09/can-software-developers-write-their-own-software-license-for-their-projectRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 09:02:25 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 13:19:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can software developers write their own software license for their project? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:18:09 GMT]]>@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)]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.g33ky.de/objects/7c40786b-cb18-42dc-9559-f889c065aedbhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.g33ky.de/objects/7c40786b-cb18-42dc-9559-f889c065aedbMon, 13 Apr 2026 17:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can software developers write their own software license for their project? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:13:36 GMT]]>@fsfe can != should

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116397809122696413https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/celeduc/statuses/116397809122696413Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:13:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can software developers write their own software license for their project? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:30:52 GMT]]>@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.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/al0soq4sjwhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.social/notes/al0soq4sjwMon, 13 Apr 2026 13:30:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can software developers write their own software license for their project? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:25:25 GMT]]>@fsfe Should be C though 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/phako/statuses/116397619622036325https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/phako/statuses/116397619622036325Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:25:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can software developers write their own software license for their project? on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:20:47 GMT]]>@fsfe

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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pfalz.social/users/Saupreiss/statuses/116397601397518150https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pfalz.social/users/Saupreiss/statuses/116397601397518150Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:20:47 GMT