That's what I gather from Unlicense too (in fact, this is confirmed in a linked bug thread where the author says he "hates copyright").
I think the author is actually looking for the GPL but doesn't realise it yet. Unlicense can't make something free forever, no matter how hard the author wishes it. GPL can. In other words, Unlicense/MIT is idealistic, GPL is pragmatic. You can't turn off copyright, but you can make it work for the people instead of against them.
I think the author is actually looking for the GPL but doesn't realise it yet. Unlicense can't make something free forever, no matter how hard the author wishes it. GPL can. In other words, Unlicense/MIT is idealistic, GPL is pragmatic. You can't turn off copyright, but you can make it work for the people instead of against them.