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securetoken on Dec 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Python URL manipulation made simple.

You should include an explicit license on github, if you want others to use it.

kkolev on Dec 13, 2011 [–]

Can you share some pointers?

E.g. a page giving an overview of BSD, GPLv2, GPLv3, LGPL, the Creative Commons bunch (no idea if they are usable for source code). Basically I'm wondering if there's a "Intro to licensing your crap on github" post somewhere on the net...

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