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WTFPL

The WTFPL is a permissive free software license. As a public domain like license, the WTFPL is essentially the same as dedication to the public domain. 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
Publisher
Sam Hocevar
Copyleft
No
FSF approved
Yes
GPL compatible
Yes
Latest version
2

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WTFPL

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples40
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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WTFPL

Top relations

related to Discussion · 10
WTFPL → Copyfree, Fair License, Fedora, Free Software Foundation, GPL-compatible, In, It, Open Source Initiative, The, The WTFPL
related to Usage · 10
WTFPL → Black Duck Software, Examples, GitHub, Liero, MediaWiki, More, OpenStreetMap Potlatch, Projects, The WTFPL, Wikimedia Commons
related to Characteristics · 4
WTFPL → It, MIT License, The WTFPL, Though
see also · 4
WTFPL → AndroidUnlicenseBeerwareCC0License-free, License, Public-domain-equivalent, Toybox
is a · 2
WTFPL → parody of the GPL, permissive free software license
Author · 1
WTFPL → Banlu Kemiyatorn, Sam Hocevar
Copyleft · 1
WTFPL → No
FSF approved · 1
WTFPL → Yes
GPL compatible · 1
WTFPL → Yes
Latest version · 1
WTFPL → 2

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Important terminology

license version software public permissive sam hocevar licenses free domain terms author projects written project also website fuck want banlu

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WTFPLAuthorBanlu Kemiyatorn, Sam Hocevar1.00infobox
WTFPLCopyleftNo1.00infobox
WTFPLFSF approvedYes1.00infobox
WTFPLGPL compatibleYes1.00infobox
WTFPLLatest version21.00infobox
WTFPLLinking from code with a different licenseYes1.00infobox
WTFPLOSI approvedNo1.00infobox
WTFPLPublished20041.00infobox
WTFPLPublisherSam Hocevar1.00infobox
WTFPLWebsitewww.wtfpl.net1.00infobox
WTFPLis apermissive free software license0.90text
WTFPLis aparody of the GPL0.90text

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