Re: [COFF] Standing on the shoulders of giants, free or not

On Tue, 18 Feb 2020, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote: Which is one reason why I don't like the GPL; it compels me to do something that for reasons of my own I may not wish to do (spread it like a virus). The other reason is that if I use any GPL code, my own work ends up under the GPL (like a virus) and again I may not like that. Here's the terms that I personally use; it's sort of a modified BSD licence: ----- +---------------------------------------+ |Simplified BSD Licence (patent pending)| +---------------------------------------+ Do what the hell you like with this stuff, but don't pretend that you wrote it or remove this notice, OK? Otherwise I *will* hunt you down and deal with you (and I have done that before). If you modify anything then have the guts to put your name to it so I know who to blame and can deflect complaints accordingly, or email me so I can incorporate your ideas (with due credit) in the next version of this fine suite of software; fame could be yours :-) Continued use of this software may or may not result in the agonising death of all small furry animals within a 100ft radius, so use at own risk; I cannot accept any responsibility for any animal-welfare group kicking down the door in the middle of the night and dragging you off to be vivisected with a rusty razor blade. Copyright (C) 2018, David Ian Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) dave(a)horsfall.org Don't email me without first reading http:/www.horsfall.org/spam.html ----- -- Dave