WTFPL
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The WTFPL is a permissive free software license.[1] As a public domain like license, the WTFPL is essentially the same as dedication to the public domain.[2] It allows redistribution and modification of the work under any terms. The name is an abbreviation of Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License.
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Author | Banlu Kemiyatorn, Sam Hocevar |
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Latest version | 2 |
Publisher | Sam Hocevar |
Published | 2004 |
SPDX identifier | WTFPL |
FSF approved | Yes[1] |
OSI approved | No |
GPL compatible | Yes[1] |
Copyleft | No[1] |
Linking from code with a different licence | Yes |
Website | www |
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The first version of the WTFPL, released in March 2000, was written by Banlu Kemiyatorn for his own software project.[3] Sam Hocevar, Debian's former project leader, wrote version 2.[4]