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Simple Public License (SimPL) Preamble
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This Simple Public License 2.0 (SimPL 2.0 for short) is a plain language implementation
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of GPL 2.0. The words are different, but the goal is the same - to guarantee
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for all users the freedom to share and change software. If anyone wonders
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about the meaning of the SimPL, they should interpret it as consistent with
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GPL 2.0. Simple Public License (SimPL) 2.0
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The SimPL applies to the software's source and object code and comes with
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any rights that I have in it (other than trademarks). You agree to the SimPL
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by copying, distributing, or making a derivative work of the software.
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You get the royalty free right to:
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- Use the software for any purpose;
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- Make derivative works of it (this is called a "Derived Work");
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- Copy and distribute it and any Derived Work.
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If you distribute the software or a Derived Work, you must give back to the
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community by:
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- Prominently noting the date of any changes you make;
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- Leaving other people's copyright notices, warranty disclaimers, and license
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terms in place;
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- Providing the source code, build scripts, installation scripts, and interface
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definitions in a form that is easy to get and best to modify;
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- Licensing it to everyone under SimPL, or substantially similar terms (such
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as GPL 2.0), without adding further restrictions to the rights provided;
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- Conspicuously announcing that it is available under that license.
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There are some things that you must shoulder:
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- You get NO WARRANTIES. None of any kind;
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- If the software damages you in any way, you may only recover direct damages
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up to the amount you paid for it (that is zero if you did not pay anything).
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You may not recover any other damages, including those called "consequential
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damages." (The state or country where you live may not allow you to limit
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your liability in this way, so this may not apply to you);
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The SimPL continues perpetually, except that your license rights end automatically
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if:
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- You do not abide by the "give back to the community" terms (your licensees
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get to keep their rights if they abide);
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- Anyone prevents you from distributing the software under the terms of the
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SimPL.
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License for the License
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You may do anything that you want with the SimPL text; it's a license form
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to use in any way that you find helpful. To avoid confusion, however, if you
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change the terms in any way then you may not call your license the Simple
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Public License or the SimPL (but feel free to acknowledge that your license
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is "based on the Simple Public License").
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