I did indeed know about the fact that Devel::Trace does not contain a license when I posted my response to Moron (see my reply two posts up err, one post lower)

everything else he has said in this subthread is aimed only at modules in a similar state of "no licence attached"

No, almost everything else is aimed at modules licensed under a FLOSS license. But I never mention that one needs to contact the author again (indeed I specifically denied that this needs to happen).

the general feel is that "You cannot use free software without the copyright owners permission--even if thay haven't added an explicit copyright notice"

No, correct would be "You cannot use a piece of software (writing, music, etc.) without the author's permission if they have not added an explicit license." If a piece of software is licensed under a FLOSS license, the author has already given you the permission to use it, it's in the license.


Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -- Brian W. Kernighan

In reply to Re^21: Why non-core CPAN modules can't be used in large corporate environments. by tirwhan
in thread Why non-core CPAN modules can't be used in large corporate environments. by Moron

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