diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5861cc9..8ed5a2e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ It allows free use of the software except by organisations, projects or products [View the license](LICENSE.md) +[View the summary](licenses/Apache-2.0-NoHarm-summary.md) + # Draft Status This license is currently in draft and should not be considered stable. @@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ We're working towards a [version 1 of the license](https://github.com/raisely/No # Usage Simply copy the LICENSE.md file into your projects, add your copyright information, and use the abbreviation `NoHarm-draft` where necessary to describe your choice of license. -## Can I add/remove my own exceptions +## Can I add/remove my own exceptions? If you do, then please be sure to choose a new name for the license so as to make it easy for people to automatically analyse licensing of package dependencies. # How did this come about? @@ -51,4 +53,4 @@ We prefer additions that: 3. Foster adoption (see above), and 4. Are concise, where possible avoiding lengthy legal definitions. -Issues that are opened to discrimintate, promote hate speech, incite violence, bully, harrass, etc. may be closed or deleted without comment. \ No newline at end of file +Issues that are opened to discriminate, promote hate speech, incite violence, bully, harrass, etc. may be closed or deleted without comment. diff --git a/licenses/Apache-2.0-NoHarm-summary.md b/licenses/Apache-2.0-NoHarm-summary.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6c55d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/licenses/Apache-2.0-NoHarm-summary.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Do No Harm Licence – Summary + +For version 0.3, July 2022 + +https://github.com/raisely/NoHarm + +LEGALLY NON-BINDING SUMMARY OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION + +## Licence Grants + +You're allowed + +- to distribute the licensed work, +- to create, publish, sublicense and patent derivative works and +- to put your modifications or your derivative work under a seperate licence, + +free of charge. Though, filing patent litigation leads to the loss of the patent licence. Also, the licence grants don't include the right to use the licensor's trademarks. + +## Unethical Behaviour + +You may not use the licensed work if you engage in: + +- human rights violations, +- environmental destruction, +- warfare, +- addictive/destructive products or services or +- actions that frustrate: + * peace, + * access to human rights, + * peaceful assembly and association, + * a sustainable environment or + * democratic processes + +## Contributions + +Contributions to the licensed work must be licensed under the exact same licence. + +## Licence Notice + +When distributing the licensed work or your derivative work, you must + +- include a copy of this licence, +- retain attribution notices, +- state changes that you made and +- not use the names of the author and the contributors to promote your derivative work. + +If the licensed work includes a "NOTICE" text file with attribution notices, you must copy those notices to: + +- a "NOTICE" file within your derivative work, +- a place within the source code or the documentation or +- a place within a display generated by your derivative work. + +## No Warranty or Liability + +The licensed work is offered on an as-is basis without any warranty or liability. You may choose to offer warranty or liability for your derivative work, but only fully on your own responsibility.