Which Stack Exchange site is most appropriate for asking software licensing related questions?
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Depends. "What kind of licenses does company X use for product Y?" No, ask X. "What license should I use?" Not unless you list specific requirements. Otherwise it's just a list of licenses. "What is a software license?" No, you should do some research first.– user1228Commented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:25
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The question I asked in StackOverflow got closed which prompted me to search for the proper place to ask– HarindakaCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:28
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stackoverflow.com/questions/18799296/…– HarindakaCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:28
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6With the caveat that none of us are lawyers, so you're essentially asking for free legal advice from unqualified strangers on the Internet.– user102937Commented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:22
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@RobertHarvey You're sure that there isn't a single lawyer on P.SE? Although if there were, they wouldn't be on retainer, and thus wouldn't be legally responsible for any advice they may provide.– ServyCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:26
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@Servy: I believe that at least in some jurisdictions they could be legally responsible for the advice they give, and because of this anyone who really is a lawyer who gives you free advice without knowing all the details is a bad lawyer because they don't even understand this. But IANAL.– WoobleCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 17:35
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I'm surprised there isn't a StackExchange for lawyers and legal issues yet but then again I can understand why– augCommented Sep 17, 2013 at 18:31
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This answer is now out of date. Software licensing questions (i.e. legal advice) are no longer accepted on software engineering (which I guess used to be called programmers?)– RTbecardCommented Jan 17, 2022 at 17:23
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