commit: 6fe17d74feae6e4009c019766ce02d184c7f7e67 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Sun Mar 13 20:43:16 2022 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Sun Mar 13 20:43:16 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/lisp.git/commit/?id=6fe17d74
licenses: Add missing No-Problem-Bugroff Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> licenses/No-Problem-Bugroff | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) diff --git a/licenses/No-Problem-Bugroff b/licenses/No-Problem-Bugroff new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4134038b --- /dev/null +++ b/licenses/No-Problem-Bugroff @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +The "No problem Bugroff" license. + +Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation devised, in addition +to some marvelous software, the GNU General Public License (GPL for +short). Or the CopyLeft it is sometimes called. + +It is quite a revolutionary document, using the "copyright" tool to to +protect your right to use free software. + +Unfortunately using copyright to protect free software is a lot like +using a Jackal to guard the hens. + +In fact, various inconveniences relating to this have resulted in +modifications such as the LGPL (Library General Public License) and +more recently the NPL (Netscape Public License) + +I call these matters mere inconveniences, the real damage will occur +when the Jackal's, (sorry, I mean lawyers), actually get to test the +GPL in court for the first time. + +Thus enter my version. + +Its very simple. + +Entirely consistent. + +Completely unrestrictive. + +Easy to apply. + +The "No problem Bugroff" license is as follows... + +The answer to any and every question relating to the copyright, +patents, legal issues of Bugroff licensed software is.... + +Sure, No problem. Don't worry, be happy. Now bugger off. + +All portions of this license are important.. + + * "Sure, no problem." Gives you complete freedom. I mean it. Utterly + complete. A bit of a joke really. You have complete freedom anyway. + * "Don't worry, be happy." Apart from being good advice and a good + song, it also says :- No matter what anyone else says or does, you + still have complete freedom. + * Now bugger off. The only way to get rid of pushy Jackals is to + ignore them and not feed them. The GPL is just begging somebody to + take it to court. Can't you just see it. Exactly the same thing + that happened when some twit (not Linus) registered Linux as his + own personal trademark. People got upset, started a fund, and + hired, off all ruddy things, a Jackal to try and defend the + chicken! Who really benefits from this trademark / patent / + copyright thing anyway? The lawyers. Who made it up in the first + place? The lawyers. + +OK so the last part of the license sounds a bit harsh, but seriously +folks, if you are a :- + + * Lawyer asking these legalese questions... You should go off and + learn an honest trade that will actually contribute to life instead + of draining it. + * Programmer asking these legalese questions... You have amazingly + powerful tools in your hands and mind, use them to ask and answer + the worthwhile questions of life, the universe and everything. Stop + mucking about with such legal nonsense and get back to programming. + * User/reader asking these question... Don't worry. Go off and be + happy. Have fun. Enjoy what has been created for you.
