I'm planning to check in the attached www/license.html update after the 0.4.8 release. Any comments?
This doesn't change the actual LICENSE file, it just adds some explanatory text at the end of the HTML page to go "This permission grant is functionally equivalent to placing the code in the public domain, it's just disguised as a BSD license to make people more comfortable, so you can still use it even if you're afraid of the public domain due to the 30 year FUD campaign against it. Although if you don't believe in public domain code why the heck are you using things like dropbear that's built around the public domain libtommath and libtomcrypt libraries? The source code in dropbear _says_ it's public domain in those two subdirectories, but if a random third party takes public domain code and relicenses it _then_ it's ok? What's wrong with you..." Only, you know, more professionaly phrased. Rob (I might still be a slight bit grumpy at Bradley and http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2014/04/11/commons-patents/ and such going "but public domain, that's SPOOKY" at every darn opportunity...)Title: Toybox License
Toybox is released under a "zero clause" BSD license:
Copyright (C) 2006 by Rob Landley <[email protected]>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
The text of the above license is included in the file LICENSE in the source.
This essentially places the code into the public domain. While similar in style to an MIT/BSD license (in fact it's 2-clause netbsd with half a sentence removed), those require you to copy specific license text into derivative works, where this grants unrestricted permission without requiring anything in return. (Most of the license text is about how we're NOT doing something.)
If you're uncomfortable with the idea of public domain code, there are your license terms. If the 30 year FUD campaign against the public domain hasn't turned you off to it, have fun.
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