Following Leo Babauta‘s example, I hereby release copyright on all my writing on Fun Life Development. Do whatever you want with my writing.
More specifically, everything here is now under the WTF public license. I was tempted to use Creative Commons, but the WTFPL just has that little something:
"0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO."
Simplicity for the win! 
In practical terms, this means:
- you can translate my articles into another language without asking permission (I’ve had a few requests for that)
- you can steal all my content, claim you wrote it, sell it in an e-book, and make a crapton of money
- just do WTF you want to with my content
Why Uncopyright
If you’ve read approximately… ummm… at least 1 of my posts, you’ll know I’m a fan of Linux. And a big part of the Linux philosophy is sharing.
I’m writing Fun Life Development to help you. I want the information to reach as many people as possible, and copyright is something designed for the exact opposite purpose.
If I uncopyright my work, and someone steals it and uses it for the benefit of their own readers, great! Those are readers I probably wouldn’t have reached anyway. And who knows, I might even get a link back and some credit.
I could go on, but if you want to know more, just read Leo Babauta’s reasons for uncopyrighting.
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My posts on other blogs:
To give you something to read today too, I’ll point out two blog posts I recently got published on other blogs:
5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Peace of Mind published at the Positivity Blog. It’s exactly what you think it is based on the title 
The Ultimate Motivation Hack – where I explain my method of having fun with everything. Trust me, you’ll like this post.
Okay, that’s it. See you soon!
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great : D
Congratulations on coming to the bright side of the Force.
Glad to see another blogger reject copyright.
You may also be interested in this list of notable works whose copyrights were waived by its creator
http://setfree.dyndns.info/
Also, great blog. You’ve made a subscriber out of me. Keep up the good work!
@Ssnot, @Lance:
Cheers
@Jorel:
Hey, nice list! I never realized that the World Wide Web idea/protocol/thingy was uncopyrighted too. Notable works indeed
Vlad,
Though not currently using Linux due to certain application requirements for web design, I have in the past and am always looking for the perfect solution. I’m a big fan of community and sharing. A big part of “being green and simple” is about community and open source.
You cease to amaze me with the timing. Just yesterday I was speaking with one of my good friends about our belief in Creative Commons and the creation of open source. I am reviewing how to implement a sustainable plan for my websites. Any insights would be welcome. Thanks again for the timing of your postings and kudos on your way of thinking.
regards,
simply stephen
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I love it.
It’s a sad reality that the system works against us when we are trying to produce content for everyone to benefit and build on.
The Creative Commons license has always seemed inadequate for my purposes. (I build software and produce blog content). I currently use and recommend the GPL v3. It’s a bit complicated but has stood up in court repeatedly. It is used by Debian and others. (This contradicts what is stated on the WTF link up top but I just installed “Lenny” and they pointed me to GPL v3).
You can find it here: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html
I think you can sum up this license as: “Do whatever you want, but don’t come crying to me if it blows up in your face.”
That said the WTF-PL does have the benefit of simplicity and attitude. If it stands up I will switch over.
Cheers, @navanax
@Stephen:
Ah yeah, the perfect solution
. Reminds me of this webcomic I read (can’t find the link). One of the geeks builds the ultimate computer, quoting all the latest and greatest technical stats, then says “Every geek will agree this is the ultimate computer.”
And his friend goes “Are you using vi or emacs?”
:p
@Navanax:
I think the WTFPL is mainly for information. If you want to use it for software, I hear you can add a “no warranty” clause though.
I honestly don’t know much about GPL, because I’m not a programmer. So I’ll leave that up to you
Thanks so much Vlad for lifting your copyright. So much of what you write can benefit those of who live with chronic illness, disease and/or disability. I am so happy to be able to share your writings with a disability community I belong to.
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@Kelli:
I’m really glad there’s at least one person (you!) who immediately wants to use my writing for the greater good! It shows me I made the right decision to uncopyright my content.
I like it – never come across WTFPL license before. I’ve been using Creative Commons for my blog and now you’ve gotten me tempted to switch.
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