[Puppet Users] Re: Copyright on published recipies

Ryan McBride
2008-07-01T04:47:46Z

On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:42:04AM -0700, Randy Bias
wrote:
> Yes, this is something we intend to do.  I would prefer the least
> restrictive licensing possible for manifests and plugins.

In the interest of simplicity (and reflecting my personal bias), I''d
like to suggest the ISC license:

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Copyright (c) CCYY YOUR NAME HERE <user@your.dom.ain>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

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.

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Ryan T. McBride, CISSP - mcbride@countersiege.com
Countersiege Systems Corporation - http://www.countersiege.com
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