[PATCH nt] Assume BSD 3-clause license

[PATCH nt] Assume BSD 3-clause license

[Aki]

nt has been in the void for a while.  In case I own the entire codebase
it's easy to just ask me, but if there is one or more contributors and
license is not decided, it may create problems for whoever wants to use
or extend the program.

BSD 3-clause along GNU GPL are my go-to.  Here, I'm choosing BSD 3-clause
only because it'd be funny to attach GNU GPL full body compared to the
entire codebase.

youkwhd, please answer whether you agree or not to publish your code
within nt under BSD 3-clause.  Preferably, just answer with "Acked-by:
name <e-mail>", but anything that is indisputably agreement (or not)
will work.  If you disagree BSD, is GPL ok?

This and previous paragraphs are going only into the mailing list for
documentation purposes.
---
 CONTRIBUTORS |  2 ++
 COPYING      | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 NOTICE       | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTORS
 create mode 100644 COPYING
 create mode 100644 NOTICE

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9319b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Aki <please@ignore.pl>
+youkwhd <lolywk@tutanota.com>
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09860ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+nt - Repeats command line arguments in standard output N times.
+Copyright (c) 2023-2025, <CONTRIBUTORS>
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+  documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+* Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+  this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ec914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+nt - Repeats command line arguments in standard output N times.
+Copyright (c) 2023-2025, <CONTRIBUTORS>
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the 3-Clause BSD License. This program is distributed
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+You should have received a copy of the 3-Clause BSD
+License along with this program. See <COPYING>. If not, see
+<https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause>
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH nt] Assume BSD 3-clause license

[lolywk]

Hi Aki, i'm not sure if i had contributed to a software called nt before, i tried searching for the repo but couldn't find any.

Could you please hand me the link to the repo so i could review it first?
Oct 8, 2025, 01:24 by please@ignore.pl:

> nt has been in the void for a while.  In case I own the entire codebase
> it's easy to just ask me, but if there is one or more contributors and
> license is not decided, it may create problems for whoever wants to use
> or extend the program.
>
> BSD 3-clause along GNU GPL are my go-to.  Here, I'm choosing BSD 3-clause
> only because it'd be funny to attach GNU GPL full body compared to the
> entire codebase.
>
> youkwhd, please answer whether you agree or not to publish your code
> within nt under BSD 3-clause.  Preferably, just answer with "Acked-by:
> name <e-mail>", but anything that is indisputably agreement (or not)
> will work.  If you disagree BSD, is GPL ok?
>
> This and previous paragraphs are going only into the mailing list for
> documentation purposes.
> ---
>  CONTRIBUTORS |  2 ++
>  COPYING      | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  NOTICE       | 11 +++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 42 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTORS
>  create mode 100644 COPYING
>  create mode 100644 NOTICE
>
> diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..c9319b3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
> @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
> +Aki <please@ignore.pl>
> +youkwhd <lolywk@tutanota.com>
> diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..09860ca
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/COPYING
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +nt - Repeats command line arguments in standard output N times.
> +Copyright (c) 2023-2025, <CONTRIBUTORS>
> +
> +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
> +are met:
> +
> +* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
> +  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> +
> +* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
> +  notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
> +  documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> +
> +* Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
> +  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
> +  this software without specific prior written permission.
> +
> +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
> +"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
> +LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
> +A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
> +HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
> +SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
> +TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
> +PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
> +LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
> +NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
> +SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..20ec914
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/NOTICE
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +nt - Repeats command line arguments in standard output N times.
> +Copyright (c) 2023-2025, <CONTRIBUTORS>
> +
> +This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> +under the terms of the 3-Clause BSD License. This program is distributed
> +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
> +or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> +
> +You should have received a copy of the 3-Clause BSD
> +License along with this program. See <COPYING>. If not, see
> +<https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause>
> -- 
> 2.51.0
>

Re: [PATCH nt] Assume BSD 3-clause license

[Aki]

On 08/10/2025 06:08, lolywk@tutanota.com wrote:
> Hi Aki, i'm not sure if i had contributed to a software called nt before, i tried searching for the repo but couldn't find any.
> 
> Could you please hand me the link to the repo so i could review it first?

Repo is at: https://git.ignore.pl/nt/

A somewhat trimmed (it was double wrapped in mail headers) patch from your e-mail address is at: https://patches.ignore.pl/0000.html

It's such a small change you may question my sanity, but, well, it's yours, or at least was sent from your address.

Re: [PATCH nt] Assume BSD 3-clause license

[lolywk]

I agree, my contributions are too small to take into account, the decision is all yours. But if you'd like my opinion, I'm fine with BSD 3-clause, thanks.


Oct 8, 2025, 14:35 by please@ignore.pl:

> On 08/10/2025 06:08, lolywk@tutanota.com wrote:
>
>> Hi Aki, i'm not sure if i had contributed to a software called nt before, i tried searching for the repo but couldn't find any.
>>
>> Could you please hand me the link to the repo so i could review it first?
>>
> Repo is at: https://git.ignore.pl/nt/
>
> A somewhat trimmed (it was double wrapped in mail headers) patch from your e-mail address is at: https://patches.ignore.pl/0000.html
>
> It's such a small change you may question my sanity, but, well, it's yours, or at least was sent from your address
>