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Use a working license instead of UNLICENSE #1
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[I posted this in your Reddit thread, but it should be an actual issue.]
Please don't use UNLICENSE for your license. It doesn't actually work. All uses of UNLICENSE can be replaced with uses of the Apache 2 license (which actually works); you get the same "do whatever you want with it" support without causing your users pain because your license makes no legal sense.
Apache 2 really is what you want; unlike the MIT license, it covers the following as well:
- Any patches you receive are also licensed under Apache 2. MIT says nothing on this and thus leaves any project using it in a weird state after merging in external contributions.
- It gives a patent license as well.
- Other minor useful tidbits.
I've made the mistake of using UNLICENSE myself before; learn from my experience.
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