7 ms·
http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/ http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/ Why is there no “no warranty” clause? The WTFPL is an all-purpose license and does not cover only computer
by aeosynth 17y ago
http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/ http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
Why is there no “no warranty” clause?
The WTFPL is an all-purpose license and does not cover only computer programs; it can be used for artwork, documentation and so on. As such, it only covers copying, distribution and modification. If you want to add a no warranty clause for a program, you may use the following wording in your source code:
/* This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
* the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
* and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
* To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
* http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details. */
How does this make life harder for hackers? Explicit permission is given to do whatever the fuck [you] want to, which includes hacking.
- cdibona 17y agoWatch: I choose to ignore the warranty clause per clause 0. Also, since that clause exists, I can choose to apply it to other code I combine it with (unlikely, but its a dumb license that way) Past that, I'm not convinced that due to clause 0 that it can be combined with other code, and I am of the opinion that more licenses are not good for open source development in general. A responsible coder, given the desire in the wtfpl, would adopt a richard hipp style posture, or choose mit,bsd or apache.