Re: [sqlite] philosophy behind public domain?

Chad Whitacre wrote:

> I am interested in the reasoning behind SQLite's dedication to the
> public domain vis-a-vis other copyright/licensing options (GPL, BSD,
> etc.) Is there any documentation available on this decision?

It comes down to goals. If your goal is to give other people code to 
use, then BSDL or public domain would be the way to go. If your goal is 
to get other people to give you code, then GPL would be a better approach.

Also keep in mind that many users of SQLite are using it on server-side 
apps that aren't distributed to others and wouldn't be affected by the 
GPL distribution restrictions anyway.
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