--- title: Freedom to license software date: "2001-12-04T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 1534 description: I highlighted a discussion about the freedom to license software, focusing on how different legal frameworks impact developers. It’s an exploration of the choices we have when deciding how to share and protect our code. keywords: [software licensing, open source, copyleft, intellectual property, developer rights, free software] --- Interesting views on [freedom to license software](http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/526).