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The Libre Source License
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👤 Moritz Maxeiner🗓️ First Submitted: 2019-08-08📅 15 days💬 52 Events
Latest event👤 Roger Fujii📅 2019-08-23Discuss
Argues that if fair use is a right, some modifications should be covered, and suggests licenses and OSI should clarify their stance on fair use.Full Text
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LIBRE SOURCE LICENSE
Version 1 (Draft), 2019-08-08
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*Contributor Notice:* `Licensor Name'
*Source Notice:* `Primary location of source code'
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this
license.
1. Grants
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In exchange for your promise to fulfill all of the obligations listed
in section 2 you may do everything with this software that would
otherwise infringe either any contributors' copyright in it, any
patent claim any contributor can license that covers this software as
of that contributor's latest contribution, or both. Specifically:
? You are granted a perpetual, universal, non-exclusive, no-charge,
royalty-free, irrevocable (except in the case of breaching the
obligations listed in section 2) copyright license without scope
limitations.
? You are granted a perpetual, universal, non-exclusive, no-charge,
royalty-free, irrevocable (except in the case of breaching the
obligations listed in section 2) patent license for all patent
claims covering contributions as embodied in this software and
licensable by respective contributors without other scope
limitations.
2. Obligations
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1. Ensure everyone who receives a copy of this software from you, in
any form, also receives the text of this license and the
contributor and source notices above.
2. License each change you make to this software under this license,
publish it in its original form through a freely accessible
distribution system commonly used for similar changes, and ensure
reasonable availability of it via one such publication for as long
as you use the rights granted in section 1, but no less than 180
days.
3. Do not make any legal claim against anyone for infringing any
patent claim they would infringe by using this software alone,
accusing this software, with or without changes, alone or as part
of a larger application.
3. Disclaimer of Warranty
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There is no warranty for this software, to the extent permitted by
applicable law. Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright
holders and/or other parties provide this software "as is" without
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not
limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and
performance of this sofware is with you. Should this software prove
defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or
correction.
4. Limitation of Liability
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In no event, unless required by applicable law or agreed to in
writing, will any copyright holder, or any other party who makes
changes to and/or distributes this software as permitted above, be
liable to you for damages, including any general, special, incidental,
or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use
this software (including but not limited to loss of data or data being
rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a
failure of this software to operate with any other software, hardware,
or wetware), even if such holder or other party has been advised of
the possibility of such damages.