From 5465b22fac179293c39543a3ea8f875d4eada8fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phil Haack Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:00:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] License these files under public domain Honestly, .gitignore files probably can't really be copyrighted in the first place. It probably falls under the _de minimus_ idea that they're too small and trivial. But to avoid confusion, something like the Unlicense which dedicates these files to the public domain in a clear and explicit manner to avoid confusion. This seems like the best approach for `.gitignore` files. --- LICENSE | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index f247e598..68a49daa 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,19 +1,24 @@ -Copyright (c) 2013 GitHub, Inc. +This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. -Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a -copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), -to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation -the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, -and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the -Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: +Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or +distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled +binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any +means. -The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in -all copies or substantial portions of the Software. +In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors +of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the +software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit +of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and +successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of +relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this +software under copyright law. -THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR -IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, -FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE -AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER -LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING -FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER -DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF +MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. +IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR +OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, +ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR +OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. + +For more information, please refer to