diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a49da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
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+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
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+
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c7a587..f541994 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 minetest CSM which records sent and received messages in the minetest log file.
 
-= requirements =
+requirements
+------------
 
 tested with minetest 0.4.17 and 5.0.
 
 only basic CSM need be enabled in 5.0, which is the default.
 
-= installation =
+installation
+------------
 
-make sure the mod is installed at ~/.minetest/clientmods/chatlog
+make sure the mod is installed at `~/.minetest/clientmods/chatlog`
 
-make sure ~/.minetest/clientmods/mods.conf exists and contains:
+make sure `~/.minetest/clientmods/mods.conf` exists and contains:
 
+```
 load_mod_chatlog = true
+```
 
-logs will show up in ~/.minetest/debug.txt
+logs will show up in `~/.minetest/debug.txt`
 
-if you use another CSM that handles the *printing* of chat messages e.g. friendly_chat, you may have to put an entry like
+if you use another CSM that handles the *printing* of chat messages e.g. friendly_chat or chat_highlights,
+you may have to put an entry like
 
+```
 chatlog?
+```
 
-into that other mod's depends.txt file.
+into that other mod's `depends.txt` file.
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index ac9c849..80705c2 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if minetest.register_on_connect then
 elseif minetest.register_on_mods_loaded then
     minetest.register_on_mods_loaded(set_my_name)
 else
-    set_my_name()
+    minetest.after(1, set_my_name)
 end