Open source software license

I want to revise my open source software license and use a "standard" one if I can (i.e. one that's available at OpenSource.org). Basically, I want one that says:

• Use for any purpose, or within a larger product with no restrictions.
• Redistribute unmodified source with no restrictions.
• Redistribution of modified source requires you to:
  • place the changes in the public domain or under "this" license
  • keep the initial comment header (copyright info, etc.) intact
  • clearly indicate what was modified (in a comment block under the initial comment block, as well as optionally within the code or in an accompanying "changes" file)

My goals are:

• Let the software be used by anyone who wants to use it without concern for license issues (so, I don't want GPL-like viral-ness)
• But still maintain ownership over the code and have no one claim it as their own (so, not public domain)
• Have it be clear when someone other than me changes something

Any recommendations?

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Singular vs. plural tags in a tag-based categorization system (such as del.icio.us)

I've been trying to come up with the best way to handle the singular vs. plural tags issue in a tag-based categorization system (such as del.icio.us, though this is actually for my own tag-based bookmark system which is not yet public).

This might be a problem just because of a peculiarity of English. I'm not sure how common this feature is to other languages. Say I want to keep track of wikis. So, I might have sets of tags like "php wikis", "python wikis", etc. But if I want to say "php wiki software", then wiki becomes singular. So, I might want to categorize different kinds of text editors with the tag 'text-editors'. I could also use "text-editor software", but that's worse, since it's much better if the url is plural rather than singular when possible (i.e. /text-editors rather than /text-editor).

Anyone have any suggestions?

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Rumsfeld: "The great sweep of human history is for freedom"

Rumsfeld: "The great sweep of human history is for freedom" (via Glenn).

Update: Also see these great pieces about Rumsfeld's Iraq visit. First, an e-mail from a soldier who was there (via Power Line) and listen to this segment from Rush about a question Rumsfeld was asked by a soldier about the media.

The troops support Rumsfeld, and Casper Weinberger said he thinks Rumsfeld's doing a great job. That's good enough for me to have confidence in him.

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