all-permissive, non-attribution, zlib-, bsd- mit- and public domain dedication-like licenses
qubodup, February 8th, 2009
After realising that the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication is not a license and that everyone’s complaining against it was kind of valid, I threw together four licenses that permit any kind of use with no conditions.
zlib License-based: “Ze All-Permissive License” (ZAPL)
This work is provided ‘as-is’, without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this work.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this work for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely.
BSD License-based: “No Warranties Permissive License” (NWPL)
Redistribution and use, with or without modification are permitted.
This work is provided by the copyright holders and contributors “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 copyright owener or contributors 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 work, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.
MIT License-based: “Complicated Permissive License” (CPL)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this work to deal in the work without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the work, and to permit persons to whom the work is furnished to do so.
The work 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 liabilty, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from out of or in connection with the work or the use or other dealings in the work.
Public Domain Dedication-based: “All-Permissive No Attribution License” (APNAL)
The work may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified, built upon, or otherwise exploited by anyone for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and in any way, including by methods that have not yet been invented or conceived.
