license suggestions?

[Chris Watson]

On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Neil Macneale wrote:

> I am wondering if there is a straight forward license which I can use for
> python code I plan to distribute.  Is there a standard header, or
> possibly a link that can be placed in a header which basically says that
> people use the code at there own risk, and that they are free to change
> it?  I ask here because I know there has been conflict between python and
> GPL.  Is there some vanilla header that people in this group use?

This is what I use. A standard 2 clause (clause 1 and 2) FreeBSD style
copyright but with my own clause 3 to PREVENT people from GPL'ing my code
and thereby RESTRICTING its useage. I call it the static BSD License. Once
it's BSDL'ed it can't be made any less free. It's the closest thing to
public domain you can get yet still cover you A$$ from liability, and the
like. It keeps the code BSDL'ed and prevents someone from GPL'ing it
basically. If a company wanted to license it differently I would have ZERO
problem letting them license it for their own needs whatever that may be.
I just REFUSE to let the code be GPL'ed. Hence clause 3.

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