Re:Ask HN: If you open source some code, are you responsible...
by _puk on Saturday December 06, 2014 @11:34PM
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Interestingly that page doesn't include the WTFPL [0]
As that licence doesn't include a "no-warranty" statement, and copyright is automatic in most countries (from your link), there must be a fair few open source repos on Github etc that could be liable for damages arising from the use of open source code (or at least fall into a nice grey area I'd personally rather avoid).
Re:Ask HN: If you open source some code, are you responsible...
by kazinator on Sunday December 07, 2014 @02:10AM
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That is simply not the case; only perhaps the ones listed on that page. People sometimes release code without properly licensing it. For instance I have seen code accompanied by a statement like "this code is in the public domain; anyone can do anything they wish" (without any disclaimers of liability).
All open source licenses are not liable for damages arising from the use of open source code