If only licenses were a bit more like this...

THE BE NICE LICENSE

This code is put under my personal "be nice" license:

== THE BE NICE LICENSE ==

1) You may use this however you wish, although credit would be nice. It'd also be nice to see this license and my name on all derivatives.
2) Statement 1 is declared void if you are a nasty person.
2.5) If statement 1 is void, ALL RIGHTS ARE RESERVED YOU NASTY PERSON.
3) That's it.

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but Finnbar, why would you put all of your precious work up to be easily taken?
"SIMPLE!" I shout abruptly.
you get what you give and all that, right?
so if nice people take this, they can make it nicer, whilst if horrible people take it, they won't be able to do much.
that relies on people following those rules though, which probably won't happen.
or maybe it'll make nasty people realise that they get what they give, and all that stuff.
gah, I'm spouting emotional rubbish now, where's the soap?

attempt 2: I like open source.
if I open source, other people'll make cool stuff.
cool stuff is cool.
open source = more awesome.
bad people try to steal open source to close source it.
bad people can't because statement 1 is void if they're nasty.
job done.




BONUS FOR READING THIS FAR:

== THE BE NICE LICENSE
LOLCAT EDITION ===

(aka TEH BE NICE LICENSE)

1) I can haz dis? Result! I only ned 2 credit an menshun teh origin!
2) Wut? Nasty peeps can't use teh aboov ting? LOL WUT.
2.5) WUT?! Teh nasty peeps can't use dis wif no permishun?
3) WUUUUTTTT?! THAZ IT?!

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