Hello, At the end of this mail is the result of my attempt to distill the SleepyCat license into the the MIT license template (everything is same as MIT license except the conditions paragraph in the middle).
This license satisfies my ethical needs (attribution + share-alike) and seems to be easily understood by my peers. It also appears to satisfy the DFSG, the three tests (desert island, dissident, and tentacles of evil) outlined in the DFSG-FAQ, and GPL compatibility. However, since I am not experienced in these matters, I humbly request your assistance in verifying DFSG satisfaction and GPL compatibility for this license. BTW, I know you dislike license proliferation, but I am a vastly insignificant person whose software is even more insignificant. It is unlikely that this will have any meaningful effect on the Free Software world; it certainly won't be the Next Great License. :-) So please, give me a chance! Thanks for your consideration. ------------------8<------------------------>8--------------------- Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: All copies and substantial portions of the Software (the "Subsets") and their corresponding source code (the "Code") must include the above copyright notice and this permission notice. The Subsets must be distributed with the Code or with information on how to obtain the Code. The Code must reflect all modifications made to the Subsets and must be available for no more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ------------------8<------------------------>8--------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
