The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
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Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
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Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#3I agree that the name is atrocious.
I was running `npm init` recently on a new private project, I meant to write UNLICENSED which means "all rights reserved", but I accidentally missed the "d" at end and it got marked with "Unlicense" license.
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#40BSD is nice as well. As a bonus, it's the only PD-equivalent license allowed in Google.
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#5I agree that the name is atrocious. I was running `npm init` recently on a new private project, I meant to write UNLICENSED which means "all rights reserved", but I accidentally missed the "d" at end and it got marked with "Unlicense" license.
Does anyone have the legal knowledge to say how bad it is when your license can't be distinguished from a simple typo?
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#6how does WTFPL compare to this?
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#70BSD is nice as well. As a bonus, it's the only PD-equivalent license allowed in Google.
Arguably allowing your work to be used by anyone except Google is a feature not a bug.
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#80BSD is nice as well. As a bonus, it's the only PD-equivalent license allowed in Google.
A great talk on software licensing made by the creator of the 0BSD license (Rob Landley) and the history behind the license is here https://youtu.be/MkJkyMuBm3g
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#9Nathan Myhrvold is already building a business plan around this license's faults. i.e. reversibility of grant in perpetuity.
Re: The Unlicense is an inferior license wrapped in an atrocious name
#10Why do people want public domain software licenses? Just use a proper licence and die at some point. End result is the same without the uncertainty.