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ErikMcClure/bad-licenses: A compendium of absurd "open-source" licenses. (github.com)
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[–] xtools@programming.dev 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

sltar License

Using this software requires giving your first child to the author so that they can "immolate it to the devil".

i'm feeling the urge to hide this clause in one of my projects. i'd change it to Rumpelstiltskin though.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

There's no way this is how Rumpelstilzchen is spelled in English...

duckduckgoes

IT IS. English takes every single French word, keeps its spelling but mangles the pronunciation but for Rumpelstilzchen the pronunciation is somehow more relevant than the spelling? It makes some sense, but the ending "stiltskin" is an abomination.

The meaning of "stilzchen" is "small stilt" by the way - so he should've be called "Grumblestilty" in English.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you sure EA or Ubisoft didn't already beat you to it? Lol

[–] xtools@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

they don't take your firstborn but go straight for your soul instead