On 2023-04-10 09:54, Andrew Schulman via Cygwin-apps wrote:
On 2023-04-10 07:17, Andrew Schulman via Cygwin-apps wrote:
autossh comes with the license shown below. Is there an SPDX license identifier
(https://spdx.org/licenses/) that I can associate with this? It looks most like
public domain to me. Thanks, Andrew
autossh is copyright (c) Carson Harding, 2005.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are freely permitted.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``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 AUTHOR 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.
Not that I have seen or can find: where did you find the text, so I can ask?
The author of autossh, Carson Harding, emailed me the license text years ago,
after I asked him what license he wanted to use. I could email him again to ask
if there's a standard license he wants to use; just thought I'd check here
first.
This is a totally permissive licence, without any conditions, just warranty and
liability disclaimers.
You could use e.g. LicenseRef-motd-autossh-permissive-no-conditions for now.
Thanks. I think that will do for now.
Thanks, I will use your explanatory post as the reference, and ask on GH
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut
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