SQLite “legal notice” is a bit of philosophy

I love SQLite. It’s well written, thoroughly tested, high quality, free, open-source software. Lightroom is built using SQLite, as are many other apps, including such notable things as Apple Mail. But what struck me today was how profound the “legal notice” in the source code is:

/*
** 2001 September 15
**
** The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of
** a legal notice, here is a blessing:
**
** May you do good and not evil.
** May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
** May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
**/