Comment by theorique
13 years ago
Seems like a real, major user requested a clarification / amendment to their software license in order to use the software. Crockford granted such a clarification / amendment. I don't see the problem here.
Software is written and licensed by people, and is susceptible to their quirks and foibles.
The solution for the anti-joke contingent is to organize a mass flood of exemption requests for Crockford to deal with.
He isn't obliged to even answer them :-) That's just a courtesy and if abused he might just as well say “take it under the license as is or don't; I won't make exceptions anymore”.