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