This "license" is non-free. ~tom
On Wed, May 2, 2018, 9:29 PM Jason L Tibbitts III <[email protected]> wrote: > I stumbled across a piece of code under the "Don't Be a Dick Public > License", which has a convenient web site: http://www.dbad-license.org/ > > Yeah, it's another "semi-joke" license. Supposed to be funny, but > confusing and contradictory. > > The license text is as follows: > > ===== > > # DON'T BE A DICK PUBLIC LICENSE > > > Version 1.1, December 2016 > > > Copyright (C) [year] [fullname] > > Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified > copies of this license document. > > > DON'T BE A DICK PUBLIC LICENSE > > TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION > > 1. Do whatever you like with the original work, just don't be a dick. > > Being a dick includes - but is not limited to - the following > instances: > > 1a. Outright copyright infringement - Don't just copy this and change > the name. > 1b. Selling the unmodified original with no work done what-so-ever, > that's REALLY being a dick. > 1c. Modifying the original work to contain hidden harmful content. That > would make you a PROPER dick. > > 2. If you become rich through modifications, related works/services, or > supporting the original work, share the love. Only a dick would make > loads off this work and not buy the original work's creator(s) a > pint. > > 3. Code is provided with no warranty. Using somebody else's code and > bitching when it goes wrong makes you a DONKEY dick. Fix the problem > yourself. A non-dick would submit the fix back. > > ==== > > I can't tell if this is non-free or not. Certainly the restrictions on > sales of unmodified work and the restriction on certain types of > modifications would be problematic, but then I can't tell if the "just > don't be a dick" part is a request or a requirement (which then > contradicts the "do whatever you like" portion). > > So, is this another one for the "Bad Licenses" section? > > - J< > _______________________________________________ > legal mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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