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Caution: "Do whatever you want with it" is not a license.

I'd suggest the Unlicense (http://unlicense.org/). It at least has a warranty disclaimer.

Makes sense to me. I updated the source with the unlicense.

'Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License' has a paragraph excluding warranty. Just copy and paste it: http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/

Please explain me, as a completely impartial outsider, in plain words, how " do whatever you want with it" is not a license.

The simple explanation is that, legally speaking, "do whatever you want with it" does not necessarily entitle you to do whatever you want with it.

In addition to what Cushman said, find out the results of Dr. Richard Hipp (sqlite creater) about putting his software in the public domain. Some countries don't have a similar concept, some companies need explicit permission, etc. It would be easier if they simply chose a very permissive license to use.

It would be easier if they simply chose a very permissive license to use.

Only in a world where people's mindset has been ruined by copyright would it be simpler to license something than giving it away.

I understand the idealistic view. That doesn't negate what I said, however.

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