Ask HN: What open source licenses do you prefer (and why)?

Re:Ask HN: What open source licenses do you prefer (and why)? by miguelrochefort on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @06:21AM (#18705785)

Zero-Clause BSD (0BSD) aka Free Public License 1.0.0

https://opensource.org/licenses/0BSD

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

I will never use a less permissive license. I think it's irresponsible to put any restriction (including attribution) on how all of current and future humans and machines can use information.

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Re:Ask HN: What open source licenses do you prefer (and why)? by SamWhited on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:02AM (#18707524)

The problem is that by using this you probably are putting restrictions on people. Lots of places don't have a concept of public domain, so this license is unenforceable in many jurisdictions and your software defaults to being copyrighted with no license.

Disclaimer: not a lawyer, this is just what company lawyers have told me in the past.

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Re:Ask HN: What open source licenses do you prefer (and why)? by miguelrochefort on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @03:10AM (#18714049)

I carefully picked a license that doesn't use public domain and is enforceable everywhere, unlike WTFPL, CC0 and Unlicense.

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