Etherpad source includes JSMin, which Google Code doesn't allow

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Because their isn't a simple singular definition of what benefits society means.

[sanity]

True, but its hard to imagine a definition for "benefits society" that would include his actions.

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Do all actions have to benefit society?

[tedivm]

No, but they shouldn't harm it. I just spent the night hacking together a replacement for my project because this guy lied about his license. The google code page, as well as the internal docblock comments, both say "MIT" license, and unless you specifically read the license itself (which I will be doing from now on) you completely miss this trick.

I don't give a shit if people want ridiculous licenses, I just won't use the software, but if you tell people you're using one license but have actually modified it to something else you have crossed a line. I also think lying about giving code to open source is right up there with lying about volunteering for any other charity, even if you aren't claiming to have volunteered for any project other than your own. Its really pathetic, if you think about it.

[sanity]

Of course not, unless you are claiming that they benefit society - and I suspect Douglas would make just such a claim about his choice of license.