Reasons to Not Make up your Own Open Source License
If Google can’t get their WebM license right, then who can:
I did wonder why they didn’t just go with GPLv3 but I figured that Google usually like the BSD-style licenses. They have answers on their Licensing FAQ but still, it makes you wonder.
For example, I wonder if this is essentially the BSD license with the patent clauses from the GPLv3. That would be both interesting and cool, though I’d still prefer GPL over BSD.
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