Julio Santos

The author does a fantastic job at taking a potentially very boring subject (if you’re not into licenses) and making it interesting and educating.

I was tired of policy based on fear and ignorance. I suspected already but realize now, that most people don’t know what they’re talking about when it comes to licensing (and it’s only fair, it’s a fairly complex subject) and prefer to err on the side of “do nothing because if you do something, anything, someone might sue us for it”.

This book doesn’t tell me everything I can or cannot do, it doesn’t tell me when it’s okay to wish someone Merry Christmas for example, but it opened my eyes to what can and should not be done when it comes to open source licensing. What are the risks (perceived or real), how to make money with open source, what license to use, etc.

I don’t think I’ll read another “Legal book” for awhile, though I’m glad I read this one. I feel that I’m “more aware”.

By the way, the author refers to this site quite often, and indeed it comes with a wealth of data.