Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Fingerprinting add-on

[alexus / dotcommon]

On 2015-02-24 23:42, Nathan Follens wrote:
> Sorry, I meant it is essentially the same as placing the software in 
> the
> public domain (unless I completely misunderstand the license). But, you
> are right.

More, please let me say that placing a software in the public domain to 
made it free/libre might NOT be a good idea. There are many countries 
whose laws dont include public domain or permit public domain only after 
tons of years since the first public licensed release.

So, the better should be using a free/libre license which legally 
applies worldwide or the more countries as possible (such as GPL, CC 
etc.).

> On Tue, 2015-02-24 at 18:18 -0500, Julian Marchant wrote:
> > > WTFPL aka no license
> >
> > WTFPL isn't "no license". It's a lax permissive license, which is
> > completely the opposite. ("No license" means full copyright 
> > restriction.)

Agree. Also note that in some countries (i.e. Italy etc.) distributing 
pieces of code/software without any license statement is legally 
equivalent to say 'all copyright reserved'.

> > The FSF doesn't recommend using it for software; I guess that's
> > because of the language in the license.

Maybe... But I think the main reason is because it is NOT a copyleft and 
GPL-compatible license.

> But there's no need to fork a
> > WTFPL-licensed program to change the license.

Indeed. Changing the license of a WTFPL software is one of "The Fuck" 
things the same license let us to do :)


Regards
--
al3xu5 / dotcommon

Support free software! Join FSF: http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=7535