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> There is no formal agreement between a maintainer and its downstream users. But there usually is, that is what software licenses are for, with typical statem
by zokier 4y ago
> There is no formal agreement between a maintainer and its downstream users.
But there usually is, that is what software licenses are for, with typical statements like
> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
- hot_gril 4y agoMaybe the annoyance comes from releasing software with no license.md or a license that says "DO WHATEVER THE F--- YOU WANT WITH THIS S---" then getting a bunch of corporates saying it's not properly licensed while a bunch of "free as in freedom" people are complaining that the license isn't free as in freedom enough.
- hot_gril 4y ago(In which case, I propose a new slogan, "don't tread on my crap.")
- peteradio 4y ago"I dare you to use this."
- hedora 4y agoThe WTFPL is FSF-approved enough for me: http://www.wtfpl.net/faq/ http://www.wtfpl.net/faq/
- hot_gril 4y agoBig corps can't use WTFPL-licensed software, at least the one I work at.