Large Heydon Collider on Nostr: I don't understand open source licensing 😬. Which license for my repository should ...
I don't understand open source licensing 😬.
Which license for my repository should I use if I want people to
1) Contribute and distribute/share
2) Not fork / make their own (so it's always centralized in one location)
Or is this a not a thing? I don't understand OSS etquette either.
Published at
2025-11-08 14:03:04 UTCEvent JSON
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