>>> 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. > > Cheers, > Matthew Brush > > [0]: http://www.wtfpl.net/faq/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.geany.org > https://lists.geany.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.geany.org https://lists.geany.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/devel