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The main repo is online here: https://github.com/kritts/HandWave https://github.com/kritts/HandWave

by tikka 12y ago

jhgg 12y ago
I know that! I mean... what's the code licensed under? I don't see any mention of a license in it!
- tikka 12y ago
  It's freely distributed, there's no license.
  - jonathanyc 12y ago
    If there's no license, it is not 'freely distributed'. Copyright is automatic.[1] Under the Berne Convention, this implies all rights reserved.[2] I'm assuming you're the author. Good work, but please choose a license for your code so others can use your code as you see fit. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention#Content https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention#Content [2]: http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/allrightsreserved/ http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/allrightsreserved/
    - tikka 12y ago
      Thank you all for your feedback!! The readme has been updated. The library, HandWave, is under the MIT License.
  - tzs 12y ago
    That's generally not a good approach. As noted on the Github open source licensing page [1]: What happens if I don't choose a license? ----------------------------------------- You're under no obligation to choose a license. It's your right not to include one with your code or project, but please be aware of the implications. Generally speaking, the absence of a license means that the default copyright laws apply. This means that you retain all rights to your source code and that nobody else may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. This might not be what you intend. Even if this is what you intend, if you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, you have accepted the Terms of Service which do allow other GitHub users some rights. Specifically, you allow others to view and fork your repository. If you want to share your work with others, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license. They have a site to make it easy for you to find a license that does what you want: http://choosealicense.com http://choosealicense.com There's a nice summary of several on this page: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/ http://choosealicense.com/licenses/ [1] https://help.github.com/articles/open-source-licensing https://help.github.com/articles/open-source-licensing

The main repo is online here: https://github.com/kritts/HandWave https://github.com/kritts/HandWave

by tikka 12y ago

The main repo is online here: https://github.com/kritts/HandWave https://github.com/kritts/HandWave

jhgg 12y ago

I know that! I mean... what's the code licensed under? I don't see any mention of a license in it!

tikka 12y ago
It's freely distributed, there's no license.
- jonathanyc 12y ago
  If there's no license, it is not 'freely distributed'. Copyright is automatic.[1] Under the Berne Convention, this implies all rights reserved.[2] I'm assuming you're the author. Good work, but please choose a license for your code so others can use your code as you see fit. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention#Content https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention#Content [2]: http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/allrightsreserved/ http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/allrightsreserved/
  - tikka 12y ago
    Thank you all for your feedback!! The readme has been updated. The library, HandWave, is under the MIT License.
- tzs 12y ago
  That's generally not a good approach. As noted on the Github open source licensing page [1]: What happens if I don't choose a license? ----------------------------------------- You're under no obligation to choose a license. It's your right not to include one with your code or project, but please be aware of the implications. Generally speaking, the absence of a license means that the default copyright laws apply. This means that you retain all rights to your source code and that nobody else may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. This might not be what you intend. Even if this is what you intend, if you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, you have accepted the Terms of Service which do allow other GitHub users some rights. Specifically, you allow others to view and fork your repository. If you want to share your work with others, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license. They have a site to make it easy for you to find a license that does what you want: http://choosealicense.com http://choosealicense.com There's a nice summary of several on this page: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/ http://choosealicense.com/licenses/ [1] https://help.github.com/articles/open-source-licensing https://help.github.com/articles/open-source-licensing