From 20044e6d1743ea8806d7f174afa6f9f6fc347cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Othneil Drew Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 07:22:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] chore: clarify intended license, fully releasing into public domain --- BLANK_README.md | 4 +++- LICENSE.txt | 10 ++++------ README.md | 6 +++++- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/BLANK_README.md b/BLANK_README.md index 25fe235..cb5406c 100644 --- a/BLANK_README.md +++ b/BLANK_README.md @@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again! ## License -Distributed under the project_license. See `LICENSE.txt` for more information. +This project is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. See `LICENSE.txt` for more information. + +**IMPORTANT**: Update the license to match your project.

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diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt index 0da6ad6..c628e5c 100644 --- a/LICENSE.txt +++ b/LICENSE.txt @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@ -The Unlicense +CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication -This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. +To the extent possible under law, Othneil Drew has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Best-README-Template, located at: https://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template -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. +This work is published from: United States of America. -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 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. +You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8662376..6850f18 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Of course, no one template will serve all projects since your needs may be diffe Use the `BLANK_README.md` to get started. +**Update the license to match your intended project license. THIS repo is fully dedicated to the public domain, but your project probably isn't.** +

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@@ -213,7 +215,9 @@ Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again! ## License -Distributed under the Unlicense License. See `LICENSE.txt` for more information. +This project is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. See `LICENSE.txt` for more information. + +**IMPORTANT**: Update the license to match your project.

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