[Playlist] licensing

[Robert Buchholz]

Chris Anderson wrote:
> I'm trying to pick a license for my XSPF -> JSON Javascript parser.
> I'm having trouble understanding the impact of GPL-style (share-alike)
> licenses for Javascript. The parser will be useless unless commercial
> sites can include it in their codebase without repercussions. It's
> hard to know whether using Javascript on your site is more like
> linking to a library, or including the library's code in your program.
> For that reason, I'm considering going with the MIT license.
> 
> I'd also like to host the project with xspf.org, so I'm open to
> suggestions about picking a license that works for integration into
> the project.

As I understand it, Xiph projects are usually licensed under the 3
clause BSD license, which is the same as MIT as far as freedoms of the
code go, but has differences in mentioning the original author.

Regards,

Robert

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