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The MIT License
When I release Linkwalla via sourceforge, I'm going to use the the MIT License. I used to just have it in the public domain, but this license offers the most of the benefits of the public domain, but gives me a little protection as well.
By way, here's why I'm calling it "linkwalla." "-walla" is a common suffix in Hindi, usually used to denote a persons occupation. For example "dhobi" mean's laundry, so a "dhobiwalla" is a launderer. "Chai" is tea so the "Chaiwalla" runs teashop, the "taxiwalla" drives a taxi, etc. So it seemed right for a an application whose job is to manage links.
It's also a film term meaning "a sound effect imitating the murmur of a crowd in the background." Which seems like an OK metaphor for the constant stream of URLs I see passing through my inbox.
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