Subject: Re: NetBSD Copyright
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@most.weird.com>
List: current-users
Date: 03/10/1999 12:11:47
Perhaps the following will be more acceptable in terms of requirements
placed on those who might make use of such a license to redistribute my
code (though it is unfortunately a little bit more wordy). I've tried
to make it clear that the entire notice need only be included
*somewhere* within a distribtuion, and I've added a clause similar to
TNF's #3 that require only a one-line attribution to be used in the
release notes or whatever.
/*
* Copyright (c) 1999 Greg A. Woods <woods@planix.com>
*
* Redistribution of this software in both source and binary forms, with
* or without modification, is permitted provided that all of the
* following conditions are met:
*
* 1. Redistributions of source code, either alone or as part of a
* collective work, must retain this entire copyright notice, and the
* following disclaimer, without alteration, in each file that contains
* part of this software.
*
* 2. Redistributions of this software in binary form, either alone or
* as part of a collective work, must reproduce this entire copyright
* notice, the following disclaimer, without alteration, in either the
* documentation, and/or header files, and/or other materials provided
* as part of the distribution.
*
* 3. The following acknowledgement must appear in printed documentation
* accompanying a physical distribution of a collective work including
* this software, and must appear in a file accompanying an electronic
* distribution of a collective work including this software:
*
* This product includes software developed by Greg A. Woods.
*
* 4. The name of the author may NOT be used to endorse or promote
* products derived from this software without specific prior written
* permission.
*
* 5. Altered versions (derivative works) must be plainly marked as
* such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
* This copyright notice, and the following disclaimer, must not be
* removed from any derivative work and must not be changed in any way.
*
* All other rights reserved.
*
* DISCLAIMER:
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY GREG A. WOODS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS
* OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
* DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
* GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
* INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER
* IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
* OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN
* IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
*/
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