[Geany-Devel] More Contributions (DevynCJohnson)

[Matthew Brush]

On 2015-11-11 10:06 PM, Lex Trotman wrote:
> On 12 November 2015 at 15:50, Matthew Brush <mbrush at codebrainz.ca> wrote:
>> On 2015-11-11 9:46 PM, Lex Trotman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Because of the swear word?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well that doesn't help of course. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> But mostly because (subject to the standard IANAL disclaimer) as I
>>>>> read it, it allows you to do anything you want with the license, but
>>>>> says nothing about any other material.
>>>>>
>>>>> And without a disclaimer it would allow me to sue the pants off of you
>>>>> if the software under it didn't do what you said it did.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   From the FAQ[0]:
>>>>
>>>>> Is the WTFPL a valid license?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Although the validity of the WTFPL has not been tested in courts,
>>>>>> it is widely accepted as a valid license. Every major Linux
>>>>>> distribution (Debian, Fedora, Arch, Gentoo, etc.) ships software
>>>>>> licensed under the WTFPL, version 1 or 2. Bradley Kuhn (executive
>>>>>> director of the Free Software Foundation) was quoted saying that the
>>>>>> FSF’s folks agree the WTFPL is a valid free software license.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hmmm, ok, clause 0, the operative clause is so brief I missed it :)
>>>
>>> But the fact that it doesn't have a disclaimer is still risky.
>>>
>>
>>  From the next question in the FAQ[0]:
>>
>>> Why is there no “no warranty” clause?
>>>>   The WTFPL is an all-purpose license and does not cover only computer
>>>>   programs; it can be used for artwork, documentation and so on. As
>>>>   such, it only covers copying, distribution and modification. If you
>>>>   want to add a no warranty clause for a program, you may use the
>>>>   following wording in your source code:
>>>>>   This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
>>>>>   the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
>>>>>   and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
>>>>>   To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
>>>>>    http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details. */
>>
>
> Bottom line is its still crap, and should not be supported.
>


You expressed my sentiments about the GPL perfectly ... oh wait :)

Cheers,
Matthew Brush