Re: does this match an SPDX license?
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 -- 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 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Re: does this match an SPDX license?
> 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. Andrew
Re: does this match an SPDX license?
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? 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. -- 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 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
does this match an SPDX license?
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.
