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Re: License check for a new(ly modified) license..



On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:27:11 -0400 Felyza Wishbringer wrote:

[...]
> My proposed WTFPLv3 (2011)
> http://gamingtools.com/WTFPLv3.txt
> Which changed name of the license and copyright. and add 2
> terms&conditions statements
> Updated from earlier today... a change to T&C 1, which now states: You
> have sole liability for ...

This sounds awkward to me: it is my understanding that liability is
usually excluded or limited in Free Software licenses.

For instance, compare with GNU GPL v2, section 12:

|    12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
| WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
| REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES,
| INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
| OUT OF [...]



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