> Hello, > > I want to adopt the package xtrkcad and I have a question about the > license of app/tools/dirent.*. > > The license text is > [quote] > Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its > documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided > that this copyright and permissions notice appear in all copies and > derivatives. > . > This software is supplied "as is" without express or implied warranty. > [/quote] > > I found the same text at[1]. > > There is "permissive" used as name. Is this the correct name of the > license? > > Many thanks! > > > CU > Jörg > > [1] https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/a/atanks/copyright-6.5~dfsg-2
It look like a simplified variation on so called ‘Historical Permission Notice and Disclamer’ [0][1]. It is indeed a lax permissive licence, so I see no problem. [0] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#HPND [1] https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Historical_Permission_Notice_and_Disclaimer