Hi, > On Aug 6, 2021, at 2:21 PM, Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote: > > Jim Hall wrote: >>>> One comment from reviewing the code - you use this comment at the top >>>> of both kittenc.c and kitten.c: >>>> >>>>> /* >>>>> This software is free software; free to use, >>>>> modify, pass to others, whatever >>>>> >>>>> use it at your own risk >>>>> */ >>>>> >>>> >>>> However, you don't include a license file (usually LICENSE.TXT or >>>> COPYING.TXT) to indicate what "free software" license you are using. >>>> Can you be more specific? Is this under the GNU GPL? GNU LGPL? MIT? >>>> BSD? Apache? Or some other license? > > Robert Riebisch wrote: >>> His comment sounds like Public Domain to me. > [..] > >> 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. > >
There is also “The Unlicense” which I’ve used myself a couple times. https://unlicense.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
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