[Geany-Devel] More Contributions (DevynCJohnson)

[Lex Trotman]

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.

Cheers
Lex


>
> Cheers,
> Matthew Brush
>
> [0]: http://www.wtfpl.net/faq/
>
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