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"I propose that new projects choose a license from what I call the "Poison Pill" class. These are licenses that are so nonsensical that any entity with an actual legal department won't use them out of terror; however, normal, every day people have no such strict adherence to legalese and can enjoy them as the art they are in themselves." – @acdw

https://funputer.biz/licenses.html

Like 20 March at 18:59 | Open on social.coop

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Cecilie 🧙‍♀️

@eb "May it guide us on our journey, like a
compass in the hands of a seasoned sailor, and may our code forever be free."

https://funputer.biz/licenses/mdgpl.txt

20 March at 19:57 | Open on hachyderm.io

Cecilie 🧙‍♀️

@eb I now have a severe need to license my work under one of these

20 March at 19:58 | Open on hachyderm.io

Evan Boehs

@cvennevik I know right? Somebody asked my to put a license on something recently and I really am regretting AGPL

20 March at 20:00 | Open on social.coop

Daniel L

@eb @acdw My absolute favorite of these is the Pirate's License which goes something like this:

Use and distribution of this software is prohibited for any purpose.

20 March at 19:58 | Open on octodon.social

🐢 cowboy 🐢

@glitchf @eb I will add it!

20 March at 23:26 | Open on tilde.zone

@eb @acdw A license that's an infohazard for lawyers, I can get behind that.

20 March at 20:18 | Open on merveilles.town

petes_bread_eqn_xls

@eb @acdw @vaurora

Love that “Don’t make fun of me” license 🥺

20 March at 20:18 | Open on mastodo.neoliber.al

pseyfert

@eb @acdw I urgently need to start a few side projects to use some of these

20 March at 22:38 | Open on chaos.social

@eb @acdw I love that the list includes a license with actual advice: "You may not rewrite this software in Python 2." 😂

21 March at 16:16 | Open on social.alexschroeder.ch