When comparing The Unlicense vs Apache License 2.0, the Slant community recommends Apache License 2.0 for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source licenses?” Apache License 2.0 is ranked 2nd while The Unlicense is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Short and simple
The Unlicense is just 3 paragraphs long.
Pro It helps removing the conflicts and violence present in the world
Simple, negativates intellectual property, doesn`t falsely legitimate government coercive threats against other humans not mattering what they have done with their code. You can be sure that using it you avoid "my property, it's mine, ok? I just left it for you to use under my conditions, I own it, I wrote it in that file, it makes sense, my government also says so, now die or I'll kill you."
Pro Removes any possible licensing issues
Everything under the Unlicense is part of the public domain, which means that anything can be done with it.
Pro Unlicensed code is easy to find
When using public code hosts such as GitHub and BitBucket it is suggested to use the filename UNLICENSE instead of the more traditional LICENSE or COPYRIGHT to store the license so it's easier to find unlicensed code. Additionally, the first line of the license is worded in a unique way specifically to allow searching for it with search engines.
Pro Protects the author
The author of the software avoids any risk for how the software may be used by others.
Pro It's like MIT but more complicated... Which is fine
Cons
Con Gives no control of how the code is used
Putting the code in the public domain leaves it open to abuse.
Con Hasn't been reviewed by OSI
The OSI (Open Source Initiative) is an organization that promotes open source software and they commonly review open source licenses. However, they have decided not to review Unlicensed because it has not been written by legal professionals.
Con Incompatible with GPL2
Cannot be included in projects using GPL2 such as the Linux kernel