Re:Felix: A compiled (to C++) scripting language
by colejohnson66 on Monday July 11, 2016 @12:20AM
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That "free for any use" license is quite unpleasant. It's not really any different than the WTFPL. By not even including a mention of no warranty at all, you're opening yourself up to a wide variety of possible lawsuits due to "implied warranty".
The "license" doesn't even say if you can /modify/ the code. It just says you can /use/ it. You could get in some big trouble for modifying the code if the author decided to sue you over changing the code at all. In fact, it just says the software is free to use, not the code.
I might even go as far as saying that because just the software is free to use, it's no different than a proprietary program you can't modify at all, but you can see it's source.
The "license" doesn't even say if you can /modify/ the code. It just says you can /use/ it. You could get in some big trouble for modifying the code if the author decided to sue you over changing the code at all. In fact, it just says the software is free to use, not the code.
I might even go as far as saying that because just the software is free to use, it's no different than a proprietary program you can't modify at all, but you can see it's source.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6047560