Comments on: WTF @ WTFPL http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/wtf-wtfpl/ by Colin Barrett Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:19:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colin http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/wtf-wtfpl/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Colin Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:18:31 +0000 http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/14/wtf-wtfpl/#comment-5 <p>It was mostly just a fun poke at the fact that a license about freedom isn't actually free. Granted, adding any more terms or modifying the document would remove freedoms, but that's the same thing as the GPL -- removing freedom (in this case to edit the document) to protect freedom (the freedom to do what the fuck you want).</p> It was mostly just a fun poke at the fact that a license about freedom isn’t actually free. Granted, adding any more terms or modifying the document would remove freedoms, but that’s the same thing as the GPL — removing freedom (in this case to edit the document) to protect freedom (the freedom to do what the fuck you want).

]]> By: sam http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/wtf-wtfpl/comment-page-1/#comment-4 sam Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:12:12 +0000 http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/14/wtf-wtfpl/#comment-4 <p>Could you give a practical example of what freedom exactly is being hindered?</p> Could you give a practical example of what freedom exactly is being hindered?

]]> By: Colin http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/wtf-wtfpl/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Colin Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:57:08 +0000 http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/14/wtf-wtfpl/#comment-3 <p>Yes, but it's still a bit incongruous. If you're trying to make a point, why not go all the way?</p> <p>Edit: Made it a bit more clear that I'm talking about the license, not the terms the license offers.</p> Yes, but it’s still a bit incongruous. If you’re trying to make a point, why not go all the way?

Edit: Made it a bit more clear that I’m talking about the license, not the terms the license offers.

]]> By: Peter Hosey http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/wtf-wtfpl/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Peter Hosey Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:55:10 +0000 http://iamthewalr.us/blog/2006/11/14/wtf-wtfpl/#comment-2 <p>Simple explanation: The WTFPL is not under the WTFPL.</p> Simple explanation: The WTFPL is not under the WTFPL.

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