Check out the MIT License.
Franci Penov
2008-09-30 01:55:29
A:
There are a number of "freeware" licenses. Among them
- Apache License 2.0
- Common Development & Distribution License
- GNU Public License
- Microsoft Public License
- Mozilla Public License
- BSD License
- MIT License
Each has it's own unique set of critera, for both you and whoever is using your software, so look at them all, or possibly roll out your own.
Stephen Wrighton
2008-09-30 01:57:54
Those are licesnses for open-source, not freeware.
John Millikin
2008-09-30 02:00:26
If the project is closed source, just extract the relevant disclaimers and copy the legalese. Not too hard..
sascha
2008-11-14 01:54:57
A:
Found another thread on the subject: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/89043/place-to-get-eula-and-other-legalese-for-software
Alex
2008-09-30 02:02:08
A:
See the answers to this SO question: SO EULA question (Including mine . . . )
Will M
2008-09-30 02:02:26
+2
A:
All these licences suggested already are for open source projects.
Just do a search on google for standard software disclamer and grab what you like. This one seems pretty cool: example
horatio
2008-09-30 02:02:47
Maybe a stupid question, but aren't the eulas of other companies copyrighted by them? Is it really possible to cut and paste at will?
FeatureCreep
2010-07-17 18:33:47
@FeatureCreep : That's not uniformly decided, AFAICT. The first consideration is whether a license text would even be subject to copyright law. The second consideration is whether they are creative works, or dictated by external constraints. Copyright is generally limited to creative works. One quick (but imperfect) way to figure this out is to check whether the copyright law explicitly excludes laws from copyright. If it does, then legal texts in general _are_ subject to copyright (else there would be no need for such exceptions).
MSalters
2010-09-20 07:20:55
+7
A:
This is a standard feature in most licenses. A few samples from various Free- and Open-Source licenses:
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, Licensor provides the Work (and each Contributor provides its Contributions) on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Work and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this License.
Zlib:
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
John Millikin
2008-09-30 02:04:41
Note that if the project is closed source, only copy what you need from the license such as the disclaimer and make sure you edit it to fit your needs.
sascha
2008-11-14 01:55:44