The name `996.ICU` refers to **'Work by "996", sick in ICU'**, an ironic saying among Chinese programmers, which means that by following the "996" work schedule, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).
A "996" work schedule refers to an unofficial work schedule (9 a.m. ~ 9 p.m., 6 days per week) that has been gaining in popularity. Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means working for at least 60 hours a week.
* This is not a politic activity,we are the staunch supporters of labour law. we ask employers to respect the legitimate rights and interests of employees.
* From closed source to open source is a great progress, from open source to emphasizing the protection of labor rights and interests at the same time will also be an another great progress. We want to create an open source software license that protects workers' rights and interests.
* We welcome all positive and constructive suggestions and advocate mature and responsible speeches.
[Translations of 996.ICU's contents](i18n/i18n.md), feel free to adjust the format, add some contents or fix grammatical errors. Please note that adding too many translations is getting off the track.
- [955.WLB](https://github.com/formulahendry/955.WLB) is a repo that maintains a whitelist of 955 work–life balanced companies. It promotes people to flee 996 and join 955.
- The purpose of this license is to prevent anti-labour-law companies from using the software or codes under the license, and force those companies to balance their work schedule.
- It is an idea of @xushunke:**Design A Software License Of Labor Protection -- 996ICU License**. See [#15642](https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/pull/15642) for more details.
> This version of 996 License is drafted by [Katt Gu, J.D, University of Illinois, College of Law](https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=PTcpQwcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao); advised by [Suji Yan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedkoyan/), CEO of [Dimension](https://www.dimension.im).
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> This draft is adapted from the MIT license. For more detailed explaination, please see [Wiki](https://github.com/kattgu7/996-License-Draft/wiki). This license is designed to be compatible with all major open source licenses.
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> For law professionals or anyone who are willing to contribute to further version directly, please go to [996-License-Draft](https://github.com/kattgu7/996-License-Draft). Thank you.
