From cbcbaff851d2406f086d29f90d8bda3f5e9b5189 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Barrett Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 03:38:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] replace public-domain rationale with link to longer public domain rationale document --- README.md | 9 +++------ tools/README.footer.md | 9 +++------ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 164d72f..893cfdb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -107,12 +107,9 @@ Yes. https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/stb_howto.txt #### Why public domain? -Because more people will use it. Because it's not viral, people -are not obligated to give back, so you could argue that it hurts -the *development* of it, and then because it doesn't develop as -well it's not as good, and then because it's not as good, in the -long run maybe fewer people will use it. I have total respect for -that opinion, but I just don't believe it myself for most software. +I prefer it over GPL, LGPL, BSD, zlib, etc. for many reasons. +Some of them are listed here: +https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/why_public_domain.md #### Why C? diff --git a/tools/README.footer.md b/tools/README.footer.md index a3dc19f..aa07eeb 100644 --- a/tools/README.footer.md +++ b/tools/README.footer.md @@ -78,12 +78,9 @@ Yes. https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/stb_howto.txt #### Why public domain? -Because more people will use it. Because it's not viral, people -are not obligated to give back, so you could argue that it hurts -the *development* of it, and then because it doesn't develop as -well it's not as good, and then because it's not as good, in the -long run maybe fewer people will use it. I have total respect for -that opinion, but I just don't believe it myself for most software. +I prefer it over GPL, LGPL, BSD, zlib, etc. for many reasons. +Some of them are listed here: +https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/docs/why_public_domain.md #### Why C?