Hi, Looking at the various "disclaimer"-style licenses available (BSD, MIT X11 license, etc.) I notice they tend to be template-based; i.e. each individually copyrighted work gets it's own separate license in which the copyright statement is placed. In contrast, the GPL/MPL/etc. reference the license with a "Licensed under the Foobar License"-type statement.
I was wondering if there are any BSD-style licenses which are /not/ template-based. The closest I've seen is Larry Rosen's Academic Free License; however the "Mutual Termination for Patent Action" clause, whilst laudable, gives it more "teeth" than the BSD license; also, perhaps because of this clause, the FSF list it as being GPL-incompatible. Is there anything else out there closer to what I'm looking for? Finally, I've attempted to draft a new license, below, based as much as possible on the BSD license. It is also slightly influenced by the AFL. (Note: IANAL.) I'd appreciate any constructive thoughts on how good or bad it is compared to a regular BSD-like license, etc. Many thanks, Dave ----- BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ----- $SOMELICENSENAME License Version 0.1 -- Draft -- DO NOT USE This $SOMELICENSENAME License applies to any software whose owner has placed the statement "Licensed under the $SOMELICENSENAME License version 0.1" immediately after the copyright notice that applies to the software. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistributions of source code must retain all copyright notices, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce all copyright notices, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * Neither the names of the copyright holders nor the names of the contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE 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 OWNER 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 SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. This license is Copyright (c) 2003 $SOMECOPYRIGHTHOLDER. All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to copy and distribute this license without modification. This license may not be modified without the express written permission of its copyright owner. ----- END LICENSE BLOCK ----- -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3