Re: [PATCH] clone: Warn if LICENSE or COPYING file lacking and !clone.skiplicensecheck

2015-03-22 Thread Johannes Sixt
Am 22.03.2015 um 01:16 schrieb David A. Wheeler: Warn cloners if there is no LICENSE* or COPYING* file that makes the license clear. This is a useful warning, because if there is no license somewhere, then local copyright laws (which forbid many uses) and terms of service apply - and the cloner

Re: [PATCH] clone: Warn if LICENSE or COPYING file lacking and !clone.skiplicensecheck

2015-03-22 Thread Duy Nguyen
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:16 AM, David A. Wheeler dwhee...@dwheeler.com wrote: Warn cloners if there is no LICENSE* or COPYING* file that makes the license clear. This is a useful warning, because if there is no license somewhere, then local copyright laws (which forbid many uses) and terms

[PATCH] clone: Warn if LICENSE or COPYING file lacking and !clone.skiplicensecheck

2015-03-21 Thread David A. Wheeler
Warn cloners if there is no LICENSE* or COPYING* file that makes the license clear. This is a useful warning, because if there is no license somewhere, then local copyright laws (which forbid many uses) and terms of service apply - and the cloner may not be expecting that. Many projects