>I don't understand why people are so against a decent academic license in lieu of a murky public domain declaration of questionable legality and no patent release.
Your problem is with software patents. A dubious at best, outright unethical at worst practice that has hampered creative development in the last decades. A trend that would have made the development of a myriad of platforms from editors, languages and complete operating systems impossible in the past. It's misdirected frustration.
Case in point: Your refusal to use code based on its own merits.
Your problem is with software patents. A dubious at best, outright unethical at worst practice that has hampered creative development in the last decades. A trend that would have made the development of a myriad of platforms from editors, languages and complete operating systems impossible in the past. It's misdirected frustration.
Case in point: Your refusal to use code based on its own merits.