License?

[joshbarrass]

Hi, I noticed this project doesn't include a LICENSE file. I don't know if this is intentional or not, but if you don't specify a license, the code is technically not free or open source; standard copyright law applies, and others cannot make changes to the code to contribute. See GitHub's FAQ:

You're under no obligation to choose a license. However, without a license, the default copyright laws apply, meaning that you retain all rights to your source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. If you're creating an open source project, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license. The Open Source Guide provides additional guidance on choosing the correct license for your project.

Note: If you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, according to the Terms of Service, other users of GitHub.com have the right to view and fork your repository. If you have already created a repository and no longer want users to have access to the repository, you can make the repository private. When you change the visibility of a repository to private, existing forks or local copies created by other users will still exist. For more information, see Setting repository visibility.

If this isn't an intentional decision, would you please consider adding an open source license to the repository?

[juanmv94]

Hi there:
As you can see, this is a small fan made project focused on a small group of users, which if it had greater relevance, I would have done an urgent code refactor first. For this reason I have not even bothered to add any type of license.
In any case, if you have any ideas in mind for this project feel free to let me know.
Greetings, Juan.

[joshbarrass]

Hey Juan. I understand it’s a small fan project, but in my opinion, that’s even more reason to add an open source license! These kinds of projects can randomly attract interested users (like myself!) who want to contribute and help keep them alive. The code doesn’t need to be complete or perfectly clean, but without such a license, people can’t (legally) modify, extend, or learn from it.

Right now, the burden of refactoring or adding features falls entirely on you, since others aren’t able to contribute their own code to the project. Even something simple like the MIT license would be enough to open the door to collaboration without much effort on your part.

I completely respect your decision if you prefer not to add a license -- it’s your project, after all. But if you're open to external ideas and want to ease the workload, an open source license would be a great step towards that.