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Whatever is Clever Public License

Do whatever is clever. Do as you wish with this product.

Do whatever is clever shall be the whole of the law.

https://codeberg.org/sugarbug/whatever-is-clever-public-license

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wiser alternative:

Do whatever you like with the original work, just don't be a dick.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Do this specifically so a judge has to rule if someone is being a dick or not. File amicus briefs on the definition of being a dick. Assemble a jury of peers to decide if the defendants are being a dick. Appeal to the supreme court to rule if the court erred in their judgement of the dickishness at question in this matter.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

nah, than ibm will annoy you, that they need a special license that allows them to be a dick while using your code.

just like they asked the JSLint guys to use JSLint for evil.

code that needs a license, but i really don't care what you do with it gets a wftpl.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The WTFPL is risky in certain jurisdictions, as it does not have a NO WARRANTY clause.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

technicaly correct, and i am no lawyer, but i can't see how in the world i owe anyone a warranty that loads code on their machines, compiles it and uses it, all without any input by me.

everything that i intend to be more than throw away code, that lives for whatever reason in a public repo gets either an MIT or an gplv3 license.