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This made me wonder what the shortest open source license is, and it seems to be the Fair License: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_License https://en.wikiped

This made me wonder what the shortest open source license is, and it seems to be the Fair License: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_License https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_License > <Copyright Information> > > Usage of the works is permitted provided that this instrument is retained with the works, so that any entity that uses the works is notified of this instrument. > > DISCLAIMER: THE WORKS ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY. EDIT: I would not use this license. I'm not sure how this got approved by the OSI, but I'm not a lawyer. Some of the email threads think the disclaimer is insufficient, and I'm not entirely sure that it confers all the expected rights since it only says "Usage" (copying, modification, distribution).

kotborealis 3y ago
"Don't ask me about it License" looks a bit shorter[0]. 0: https://github.com/ErikMcClure/bad-licenses/blob/master/dont-ask-me.md https://github.com/ErikMcClure/bad-licenses/blob/master/dont...
hiccuphippo 3y ago
Is License golf a thing? ChatGPT reduces that from 205 to 130 bytes: The works can be used as long as this instrument is kept alongside them to notify users. The works are provided without warranty.
zvr 3y ago
If you want statistics about license texts, many years ago I had published a peer-reviewed article: Zavras, Alexios. Twenty-five years of school? Analysis of Free and Open Source software license texts. Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 29-44, nov. 2016. ISSN 2666-8106. Available at: <https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/111 https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/111>.