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Bit off topic, but is the WTFPL considered a standard licence? If I want to give people the ability to do whatever the fuck they want to with my code, is the WT

Bit off topic, but is the WTFPL considered a standard licence? If I want to give people the ability to do whatever the fuck they want to with my code, is the WTFPL considered a good choice?

burntsushi 9y ago
I used it for a while in a project. Just about everybody was fine with it except for Google. I got several emails from Google employees over the years saying that they could not use it unless I changed the license.
- raphlinus 9y ago
  This is true, and now there's public documentation that explains a little more of the rationale: https://opensource.google.com/docs/thirdparty/licenses/#wtfpl-not-allowed https://opensource.google.com/docs/thirdparty/licenses/#wtfp...
  - cdelsolar 9y ago
    Is the JSON license allowed?
ryan_lane 9y ago
A basic thing to consider about WTFPL is that it's essentially equivalent to public domain, which doesn't exist in some countries, making your software unusable in those countries. Developers seem to love this license because it's cute, short, and uses foul language, but it's a license that no one should use.