WTFPL

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Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License
Author	Sam Hocevar
Version	2
Copyright	Sam Hocevar
Published	2004
DFSG compatible	Yes
Free software	Yes
OSI approved	No
GPL compatible	Yes
Copyleft	No
Linking from code with a different license	Yes

The WTFPL (Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License) is an uncommonly-used, extremely permissive free software license. It allows for redistribution and modification of the software under any terms—the licensee is encouraged to "do what the fuck [they] want to".

1 Terms
2 Validity
3 Uses of the WTFPL
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Terms

           DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
                   Version 2, December 2004
 
Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar
 14 rue de Plaisance, 75014 Paris, France
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
as the name is changed.
 
           DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
  TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 
 0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.

[edit] Validity

According to Bradley Kuhn, first associate member of the Free Software Foundation, "the FSF's folks had to laugh and agree that 'DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT' is a valid Free Software license"^[1] Though the FSF suggested an indemnity clause, they do recognise the WTFPL license as a valid license.

[edit] Uses of the WTFPL

The WTFPL is not an exceedingly popular license, but some software has been released. In addition, the license can be applied to artwork and written material as well.^[2] Freshmeat, a freeware software repository, includes a specific category for WTFPL software and artwork, with six current entries, four of which are authored by Sam Hocevar (the author of the license) (as of November 2007).^[3]