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I wanted something simple, so after some google searching I decided to go with a "plain language" version of the GLP v2. This means I can understand it, since it's not written in lawyerspeak.
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Simple Public License (Simple-2.0)
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Preamble
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This Simple Public License 2.0 (SimPL 2.0 for short) is a plain language
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implementation of GPL 2.0. The words are different, but the goal is the same -
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to guarantee for all users the freedom to share and change software. If anyone
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wonders about the meaning of the SimPL, they should interpret it as consistent
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with GPL 2.0.
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Simple Public License (SimPL) 2.0
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The SimPL applies to the software's source and object code and comes with any
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rights that I have in it (other than trademarks). You agree to the SimPL by
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copying, distributing, or making a derivative work of the software.
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You get the royalty free right to:
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- Use the software for any purpose;
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- Make derivative works of it (this is called a "Derived Work");
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- Copy and distribute it and any Derived Work.
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If you distribute the software or a Derived Work, you must give back to the
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community by:
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- Prominently noting the date of any changes you make;
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- Leaving other people's copyright notices, warranty disclaimers, and
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license terms in place;
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- Providing the source code, build scripts, installation scripts, and
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interface definitions in a form that is easy to get and best to modify;
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- Licensing it to everyone under SimPL, or substantially similar terms
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(such as GPL 2.0), without adding further restrictions to the rights
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provided;
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- Conspicuously announcing that it is available under that license.
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There are some things that you must shoulder:
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- You get NO WARRANTIES. None of any kind;
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- If the software damages you in any way, you may only recover direct
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damages up to the amount you paid for it (that is zero if you did not pay
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anything). You may not recover any other damages, including those called
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"consequential damages." (The state or country where you live may not
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allow you to limit your liability in this way, so this may not apply to
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you);
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The SimPL continues perpetually, except that your license rights end
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automatically if:
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- You do not abide by the "give back to the community" terms (your licensees
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get to keep their rights if they abide);
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- Anyone prevents you from distributing the software under the terms of the
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SimPL.
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License for the License
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You may do anything that you want with the SimPL text; it's a license form to
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use in any way that you find helpful. To avoid confusion, however, if you
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change the terms in any way then you may not call your license the Simple Public
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License or the SimPL (but feel free to acknowledge that your license is "based
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on the Simple Public License")
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