If you put your code on npm and I find it useful, I'll probably use it without checking a separate license file. Feel free to send me an email if I'm using your module and that presents a problem.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg...@googlemail.com>wrote: > fully agree with you, Dick! > > Also an option would be to make this warning and exit the process if no -f > or --force option is set. > > So @Josh will only need to write -f to get his module published and render > as useless :) > > > Am 27.03.2013 um 17:32 schrieb Dick Hardt <dick.ha...@gmail.com>: > > > A warning saying there is no LICENSE file similar to the warning when > there is no README.md file may be the right mix of encouragement to do the > right thing, and freedom to do what you want. > > > > -- Dick > > > > On Mar 27, 2013, at 9:24 AM, Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > > >> didn't know that too! > >> > >> 1. Probably npm could auto include a licence file according to the > package.json information before gzipping it > >> 2. Npm could reject publishing a package if there is a licence in the > package.json, but no licence file > >> > >> This would solve the problem very quickly for actively developed > modules. > >> > >> I like the 2. option even more because hopefully users will push the > licence file to the repo too. > >> > >> @isaacs wdyt? > >> > >> > >> Oleg Slobodskoi > >> > >> > >> Am 27.03.2013 um 17:12 schrieb Jérémy Lal <holi...@gmail.com>: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> saying the author's work is MIT licensed is not enough, > >>> the full text of the license must be there too, as written > >>> in its second paragraph : > >>> > >>> The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be > >>> included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. > >>> > >>> I write this here because i see countless node modules in this case, > >>> whose authors probably believe their software to have a very liberal, > >>> free, and open-source license - but they have de facto no license at > all. > >>> > >>> Jérémy. > >>> > >>> PS: because i see one module per day in this situation > >>> > >>> -- > >>> -- > >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > >>> Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "nodejs" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > >>> > >>> --- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> -- > >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > >> Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "nodejs" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > >> > >> --- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > >> > > > > -- > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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