On: Compiler Bug Causes Compiler Bug: How a 12-Year-Old G++ Bug Took Down Solidity

[yjftsjthsd-h]

Okay, but why

  // SPDX-License-Identifier: UNLICENSED

on 6 lines of trivial example code? Of all the things to make proprietary...

[layer8 → yjftsjthsd-h]

More importantly, it’s apparently non-conforming: https://opensource.stackexchange.com/a/12412

Other than that, simply not specifying any license would be equivalent.

[tczMUFlmoNk → yjftsjthsd-h]

It seems that the Solidity compiler complains if you do not specify one:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68332228/spdx-license-id...

[yjftsjthsd-h → tczMUFlmoNk]

Warning, not error, and if you must license the 6-line trivial example, just use CC0-1.0

[layer8 → tczMUFlmoNk]

It’s just example code in a blog post though…

[sali0 → yjftsjthsd-h]

Not having this statement results in a compile time error in solidity.

[yjftsjthsd-h → sali0]

Even if that's true: Okay, so why "UNLICENSED" instead of "CC0-1.0"? Especially for a trivial example? Or I guess MIT or something if you really care about something at the same level as hello world?

[dejj → yjftsjthsd-h]

Would the license help to prevent an AI training on the example code?

[qualeed → dejj]

If they eventually start paying attention to licenses, maybe?

[LtWorf → dejj]

No, AI companies are apparently exempted from copyright laws.

edit: bring on the downvotes… doesn't change the fact that fb illegally downloaded a lot of material to train, and so did every other AI company.

[bdhcuidbebe → LtWorf]

You are right.

[typpilol → yjftsjthsd-h]

I saw that too and had to double take lol