On 08/13/2018 10:32 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:

> I've no intention of starting a licensing war and I'm not, but I think I do have to make an important point so as to not mislead others who are also looking to sell the software they produce (of which there are probably a fair few on this list - since this is a development tool mailing list!).

OK. Fair points. My use of 'no license' and 'silly licensing' was a bit off the cuff and not intended to start what this is becoming. So let me just say that I do indeed issue a license with the stacks, and the licensing fits somewhere in between MIT and WTF. There are two parts: for humans, and for lawyers. Here's the human part:

Ah, Software Licensing Agreement
(For both personal and commercial use).

For humans:

You bought a copy of this software, it's yours to do whatever you like.
The code is open for you to examine or modify.
Don't take me to court saying you have claims on this software, because you don't.
Please don't give out copies to others.
If you find bugs, please let me know and I'll fix them and everybody gains.
If it turns out that this agreement doesn't match up with LiveCode's license agreement, I'll update it.

The lawyers part is longer and translates the above into something that even lawyers can read.

> Also, I should also point out that Python does come with a software license.

As should any FOSS product. Interestingly, here's the original python license in its entirety:

Copyright © 1991 - 1995, Stichting Mathematisch Centrum Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.  All rights reserved.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of Stichting Mathematisch Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.

STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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 Mark Wieder
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--
 Mark Wieder
 [email protected]

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