Titoxd @ Wikimedia wrote:
"The source code of every tool is licensed under a free (like BSD) or /GPL-compatible/^[1] https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Toollizenz/draft/en#cite_note-0 license by default, if it is at all possible. If this is not possible due to a less free component (like a code library), the source code adopts the license of the library by default."
I support this move, but I don't like the wording.
First, I believe it would be better to start it with explicitly stating something like: "By having an account on the toolserver, you agree to license your tools..."
Second, this bit doesn't mean a lot: "licensed under a free (like BSD) or GPL-compatible license by default". Is it dual-licensed? Released under all the licenses simultaneously? I suggest to change this to simply: "licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or any later version." The next clause "Source code is exempted from this if it is explicitly licensed" provides for people who want to release their tools under BSD.