Franck Joncourt <franck.m...@dthconnex.com> writes: > On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 09:57:58PM +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > > A 2-line version that seems good is the one Joey Hess uses for the > > parts of ikiwiki that get copied into users' wikis, among other > > things: > > > > <http://git.ikiwiki.info/?p=ikiwiki;a=blob;f=debian/copyright> > > Redistribution and use in source and compiled forms, with or without > > modification, are permitted under any circumstances. No warranty. > > > > It's shorter than the canonical version of the WTFPL, and seems to > > cover all the necessary things for a permissive free software > > license: > > > > * allows unmodified and modified copying > > * allows binary distributions > > * explicitly disclaims warranty (quite important in some > > jurisdictions, I hear)
My one quibble is that the “No warranty” is open to misinterpretation. (I usually make it a complete declarative sentence: “No warranty expressed or implied.”) But not very much, so it's a minor quibble, and I wouldn't reject any software on that basis. > Upstream took a look at it and is going to adpot this one. > > Many thanks for your help. Yes, thanks for presenting that license text; I agree that it's superior to WTFPL, and worth suggesting for these use cases. Does it have a snappy name that we can use to refer to it? -- \ “Telling pious lies to trusting children is a form of abuse, | `\ plain and simple.” —Daniel Dennett, 2010-01-12 | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87mxwvklgs....@benfinney.id.au
