Hi Jim,

> On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 1:02 PM tom ehlert <t...@drivesnapshot.de> wrote:
>> it's intended to be as free as possible. I don't even care if the evil
>> satan (MS or Oracle) uses, modifies or whatever does with it.
> [..]

> I know, license details are no fun. But they do serve a purpose to
> protect us and make things clear. And by using a "recognized" open
> source license, it will be easier for others to know what the license
> means.

> If you want to make this as free and open as possible, may I suggest
> the "zero clause" license? This is the software equivalent of "public
> domain" or "Creative Commons 'zero' (CC0)" in that you let anyone do
> what they want with it. There's no "copyright" statement on this,
> either. It's described more fully at:
> https://opensource.org/licenses/0BSD

> This is the license text:

>> 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.

Thanks. This is indeed the intended license text.
I will change kitten.* and post an update soon.

Thanks everybody else for the feedback.

Actually, this was part of the 'mostly finished' status of the
project.

Tom



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