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| author |   Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2012-09-25 07:39:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> | 2012-09-25 07:39:03 +0000 |
| commit | 2a713f99d3e2f3991d596e2ecf64de543303590a (patch) | |
| tree | fe17198940cbe4c0e9ad8f2c4b4b8e274e343a89 /licenses | |
| parent | Version bump. (diff) | |
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Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer
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diff --git a/licenses/HPND b/licenses/HPND new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..25fa0d4b37e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/licenses/HPND @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer +http://opensource.org/licenses/HPND + +--- + +<copyright notice> + +Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its +documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, +provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies[,] +[and] that both [that] [the] copyright notice and this permission +notice appear in supporting documentation[, and that the name [of] +<copyright holder> [or <related entities>] not be used in advertising +or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without +specific, written prior permission]. [<copyright holder> makes +no representations about the suitability of this software for any +purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.] + +[<copyright holder> DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS +SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND +FITNESS[,][.] IN NO EVENT SHALL <copyright holder> BE LIABLE FOR ANY +SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER +RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF +CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN +CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.] + +--- + +Explanation: + +Angle brackets hold "fields", e.g. <copyright holder>. + +Square brackets hold optional text, e.g. [or <related entities>]. + +A license can have variations in capitalization and whitespace, and +still be considered an instance of this template. + +It may be possible to construct a grammatically incorrect license from +this template, or one that lacks a disclaimer, or one that includes a +double-disclaimer. That is acceptable, as long as it remains impossible +to construct a non-OSD-compliant license that matches the pattern. |