On 12 November 2015 at 15:50, Matthew Brush <mbr...@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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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