An Anti-License Manifesto

3 months ago by ∃∀λ to c/programmer_humor

software licenses are unavoidably a legal tool. the legal system, in the US and approximately everywhere else, is not a machine that leads to justice. therefore, software licenses do not lead to justice.

floquant 24 points 3 months ago

Two half-paragraphs with no capitalization and a list of links is a manifesto now?

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nemith 16 points 3 months ago

Meme licenses are fun but also useless.

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moonpiedumplings 14 points 3 months ago

I don't like the less serious licenses because they often don't explicitly declare that your software is distributed with no warranty.

This makes you liable to be sued in certain jurisdictions, where simply distributing software is assumed to also provide support, or you could be held responsible for damage it causes or misuse.

Of course, the chance of someone suing you is extremely slim. And courts are ran by humans, who can interpret the spirit of the law, rather than the letter, so I would hope they would be gracious and understanding of the open source model. But it's better to just not take chances.

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surewhynotlem 9 points 3 months ago

Programmer humor

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squirrel 6 points 3 months ago

WTFPL

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rumschlumpel 4 points 3 months ago

The author has a very entertaining writing style. And these license are unhinged and great.