bip-0002: Mention OPL problems

luke-jr · luke-jr · commit 70747425d885 · 2016-09-24T06:27:08.000Z
diff --git a/bip-0002.mediawiki b/bip-0002.mediawiki
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ BIP 1 allowed the Open Publication License or releasing into the public domain;
 
 * The OPL is generally regarded as obsolete, and not a license suitable for new publications.
 * Many are unfamiliar with the OPL terms, and may just prefer to use the public domain rather than license under uncertain terms.
+* The OPL license terms allowed for the author to prevent publication and derived works, which was widely considered inappropriate for Bitcoin standards.
 * Public domain is not universally recognised as a legitimate action, thus it is inadvisable.
 
 Why are there software licenses included?
