Clarify the purpose of the MIT license. #10804
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…on of the FSF "Free (as in freedom)" slogan with a more literal and general summary of the rights that the MIT license grants, and clarifies that it's the license itself which allows the contributors to develop Godot.
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Sure. I think this description better serves potential users of Godot.
Personally, I don't mind the removal of "free as in freedom" jargon, but would like a second opinion on that. If we think it's important to keep we can add it back in, in addition to the new clear description of the MIT license.
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Co-authored-by: Aaron Franke <[email protected]>
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I've comitted aaronfranke's suggestion. Going to leave this open for 3 more days before doing a squash and merge in case anyone else wants to review it. |
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Thanks! And congrats on your first merged PR! |
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This change replaces the jargon of the FSF "Free (as in freedom)" slogan with a more literal and general summary of the rights that the MIT license grants, and clarifies that it's the license itself which allows the contributors to develop Godot.