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Quick question because I can't actually find any info on it, but what license are these released with ?

by bilekas 3y ago

fallat 3y ago
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- nick238 3y ago
  Though because that license says "for any reasonable purpose" it's something that's vague when it comes to "is this FOSS" as it's vaguely Crockford-like ("this software shall be used for Good, not for Evil"). The [OSI requires](https://opensource.org/osd/ https://opensource.org/osd/): > 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor > The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. [GNU/FSF](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) have as "Freedom 0": > The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose
  - Pannoniae 3y ago
    It's just a homemade licence, IMO don't need to be pedantic about it. If you think you are being reasonable, use it, if you think you are not, don't :)
    - dboreham 3y ago
      Legally, "reasonsable" just means "for a reason" (that someone can describe). Ianal but, one told me this long ago.
- bilekas 3y ago
  So honestly I didn't read the "COPY.TXT" .. I wouldn't expect a license to sit there, and I didn't consider that a license personally, I was expecting a defined license.
  - fallat 3y ago
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    - teh_klev 3y ago
      If you're alluding to COPY.TXT meaning COPYRIGHT.TXT and therefore it would/should contain a license then I hate to disappoint you. Copyrights and Licenses are different things. So maybe put a dampener on your expressions of incredulity, it's not a great way to engage here.
      - BenjiWiebe 3y ago
        Afaik there's s really common convention of a file named COPYING with instructions on when you can/cannot copy the code, i.e. the license.
    - bilekas 3y ago
      > What did you think "COPY.TXT" meant, in all honesty? so I'm most focused on this one : SYNC Synchronize two directry trees While I was lost in the folder sync tools, Copy.txt really just stood out as a readme honestly. Edit: Readme of the implementation. Like all the rest.
vitiral 3y ago
It's in COPY.txt, although it's homespun. If you're the author, please please release into the public domain (CC0) if your purpose is educational. That makes it so anyone can learn from it and build on it without any fear of infringement.

Quick question because I can't actually find any info on it, but what license are these released with ?

fallat 3y ago

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nick238 3y ago
Though because that license says "for any reasonable purpose" it's something that's vague when it comes to "is this FOSS" as it's vaguely Crockford-like ("this software shall be used for Good, not for Evil"). The [OSI requires](https://opensource.org/osd/ https://opensource.org/osd/): > 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor > The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. [GNU/FSF](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) have as "Freedom 0": > The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose
- Pannoniae 3y ago
  It's just a homemade licence, IMO don't need to be pedantic about it. If you think you are being reasonable, use it, if you think you are not, don't :)
  - dboreham 3y ago
    Legally, "reasonsable" just means "for a reason" (that someone can describe). Ianal but, one told me this long ago.
bilekas 3y ago
So honestly I didn't read the "COPY.TXT" .. I wouldn't expect a license to sit there, and I didn't consider that a license personally, I was expecting a defined license.
- fallat 3y ago
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  - teh_klev 3y ago
    If you're alluding to COPY.TXT meaning COPYRIGHT.TXT and therefore it would/should contain a license then I hate to disappoint you. Copyrights and Licenses are different things. So maybe put a dampener on your expressions of incredulity, it's not a great way to engage here.
    - BenjiWiebe 3y ago
      Afaik there's s really common convention of a file named COPYING with instructions on when you can/cannot copy the code, i.e. the license.
  - bilekas 3y ago
    > What did you think "COPY.TXT" meant, in all honesty? so I'm most focused on this one : SYNC Synchronize two directry trees While I was lost in the folder sync tools, Copy.txt really just stood out as a readme honestly. Edit: Readme of the implementation. Like all the rest.

vitiral 3y ago

It's in COPY.txt, although it's homespun. If you're the author, please please release into the public domain (CC0) if your purpose is educational. That makes it so anyone can learn from it and build on it without any fear of infringement.