Re: [libreplanet-discuss] WTFPL Worse License Ever?

[Yoni Rabkin]

Ramana Kumar <ramana@member.fsf.org> writes:

> On 20 December 2015 at 03:02, Mark Holmquist <mtraceur@member.fsf.org
>> wrote:
>
>     The GPL, for all the good it does in the world, is a more complex
>     license to administer and enforce. You must include license
>     headers in all of the files in your project, for example, which
>     may not be a viable option for some, or may be a step that others
>     ignore.
>
>
> It's a common misconception that the GPL is somehow distinguished in
> requiring you to include license headers in all the files in your
> project, because the FSF explicitly recommends doing so. However,
> this is not a GPL-specific recommendation. See http://www.gnu.org/
> licenses/gpl-faq.html#NoticeInSourceFile. You should be doing that
> with any free license.
>
> I'd say the GPL is distinguished in that its stewards have done their
> research and care about the purpose of a copyright license for
> promoting software freedom, and the legal mechanisms for implementing
> it. Others (like the WTFPL author) seem to think licensing is just a
> statement of philosophy or just for fun, and not a legal tool with a
> specific purpose.

Well said.

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