Re: [dink-develop] Windemere License v. 1.0

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My goodness, you're a genius. You really should be a lawyer.

Could you give us a 'gisted overview' of the Windemere license? I can't read
legalese :)

Francis

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew" <ae...@co...>
To: "Dink Develop Mailing List" <din...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:38 AM
Subject: [dink-develop] Windemere License v. 1.0

> Hi all.
>
> If you look at the CVS logs you may notice I updated every single file
> with the BSD license.  That was a mistake as I later discovered SDL had
> the LGPL for a license rather than the GPL.  So, that means, here's what
> we need to do to be able to have our own license:
>
> SDL:
> * Allow the license to provide modification of a work as well as reverse
> engineering for "debugging purposes" as specified in section 6,
> paragraph 1 of the LGPL version 2.1.
> * Supply a copy of the LGPL along with the program.
> * Include the copyright notice for the library on a copyright display
> screen.
>
> FT:
> * Include the FreeType Public License in a file named "FPL.TXT".
> * Include the copyright notice for the library on a copyright display
> screen.
>
> That's it!  That's what the 8 pages of LGPL and 2 pages of FTL said.
>
> Now, I got so tired of looking for a suitable license that I just wrote
> one.  Here it is:
>
>
> Windemere License v. 1.0
> ------------------------
>
> 1. Definitions
>
> "License" - This Windemere License version 1.0.
> "Original Work" - The original work of authorship.
> "Licensor" - The Windemere Team.
> "Licensee" - You, the end-user.
> "Windemere" - The Original Work originally distributed by Andrew
> Reading, Francis Woodhouse,
> and Jonathan Manning.
>
>
> 2. Applications
>
> This License covers the Original Work created by Licensor, copyright (c)
> 2003, 2004 by
> Andrew Reading, Francis Woodhouse, and Jonathan Manning.  All rights
> reserved except as
> specified below.
>
>
> 3. No Warranty
>
> WINDEMERE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
> EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES
> OF MERCHANTABILITY, ASSURANCE THAT THE ORIGINAL WORK IS FREE OF DEFECTS,
> FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING.  BY ACCEPTING THIS
> LICENSE, YOU, THE END-USER, AGREE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
> PERFORMANCE OF THE ORIGINAL WORK IS YOURS.
>
> 4. Limitation of Liability
>
> UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES NOR LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING
> NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO ANY
> PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
> OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
> GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, AND COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
>
>
> 5. The Licensor Grant
>
>   5.1.  The license.
>
>   Licensor hereby grants Licensee a world-wide, non-exclusive,
> royalty-free, perpetual
> license to do the following:
>
>     a) to reproduce, modify, debug, and disassemble or otherwise
> reverse-engineer the Original Work in copies;
>     b) to prepare derivative works (hereafter referred to as "Derivative
> Works") based upon the Original Work;
>     c) to distribute copies of the Original Work and Derivative Works to
> the public, with the proviso that the distributions of the Original Work
> and Derivatave Works that Licensee distributes be licensed under this
> License; and
>     d) to perform and display the Original Work publicly.
>
>   5.2. Termination
>
>   Rights of Licensee as described under 5.1a, 5.1b, 5.1c, and 5.1d above
> are subject to
> termination if the following conditions are not met:
>
>     5.2.1. Attribution
>
>       a) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> notice, this list of  conditions, this license (in an easily-accessible
> location), and the disclaimers found under sections 3 and 4;
>       b) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
> copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimers found in
> sections 3 and 4 in the documentation and/or other materials provided
> with the distribution.
>
>     5.2.2. Derivatives
>
>       c) Altered source or binary versions, whether derived directly or
> indirectly, must be plainly marked as such with a prominent statement
> stating the Derivatave Works are based, either in part or in full, of
> the work of the Windemere Team.  Names of "Windemere Engine" and
> "Windemere Project" are recommended, but not required;
>       d) Licensee shall also include a detailed file, to either source
> or binary versions, documenting any and all changes made to the modified
> version along with the date of such change.
>
>     5.2.3. Endorsement
>
>       e) Neither the name of the Windemere Team nor the names of its
> contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
> this software without specific prior written permission.
>
>
> 6. Acceptance
>
> Licensee is not required to accept the terms of this license as he or
> she has not signed it, however any rights granted by this license will
> be forfeited by law.  Licensee agrees to accept these terms
> automatically upon the execution or compilation of the Original Work.
>
>
> 7. U.S. Government End Users
>
> The Covered Code is a "commercial item," as that term is defined in 48
> C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software"
> and "commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are used
> in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and
> 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. Government
> End Users acquire Covered Code with only those rights set forth herein.
>
>
> 8. License Application
>
> The contents of this file are subject to the Windemere License Version
> 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
> the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the "LICENSE" file.
>
> Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Andrew Reading
> Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Francis Woodhouse
> Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Jonathan Manning
>
> WINDEMERE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
> EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES
> OF MERCHANTABILITY, ASSURANCE THAT THE ORIGINAL WORK IS FREE OF DEFECTS,
> FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING.  BY ACCEPTING THIS
> LICENSE, YOU, THE END-USER, AGREE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
> PERFORMANCE OF THE ORIGINAL WORK IS YOURS.
>
> UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES NOR LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING
> NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO ANY
> PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
> OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
> GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, AND COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
>
> [END OF LICENSE]
>
>
> What do you think?
>
> --Andrew
>
>
>
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