├── README.md ├── normally-closed.md └── normally-open.md /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Normally Open and Normally Closed Licenses 2 | 3 | template software licenses that permit or prohibit use for specific purposes 4 | 5 | [Normally Open](./normally-open.md) helps developers to prohibit use for specific purposes, permitting all others. Everything not prohibited is permitted. 6 | 7 | [Normally Closed](./normally-closed.md) helps developers to permit use for specific purposes, prohibiting all others. Everything not permitted is prohibited. 8 | 9 | ## How to Use 10 | 11 | Copy [`normally-open.md`](./normally-open.md) or [`normally-closed.md`](./normally-closed.md) into your project's `LICENSE` file or header comments. Fill in [Prohibited Purposes](./normally-open.md#Prohibited-Purposes) or [Permitted Purposes](./normally-closed.md#Permitted-Purposes) to set the rules for use of your work. 12 | 13 | We would _greatly appreciate_ issues on the [GitHub repository for these licenses](https://github.com/berneout/normally-open-closed) with a note that you're using one of the licenses, and how. In the future, we may add a showcase or other list of representative projects to the repository or a dedicated website. 14 | 15 | ## Lineage 16 | 17 | These licenses are derived from [The Blue Oak Model License 1.0.0](https://blueoakcouncil.org/license/1.0.0), with some improvements from [Round Robin 1.0.0](https://roundrobinlicense.com/1.0.0). 18 | 19 | ## Permission 20 | 21 | Each contributor licenses you to do everything with these license text that would otherwise infringe that contributor's copyright in it. 22 | 23 | If you make changes to a license, apart from filling out its Prohibited Purposes or Permitted Purposes section, you must change the title of the resulting license, as well. 24 | 25 | ***As far as the law allows, these licenses come as is, without any warranty at all, and no contributor will be liable to anyone for any damages related to the license or its use, for any kind of legal claim.*** 26 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /normally-closed.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Normally Closed Public License 2 | 3 | Development Draft 4 | 5 | Everything not permitted is prohibited. 6 | 7 | ## Permitted Purposes 8 | 9 | 1. {You may use this software for....} 10 | 11 | 2. {You may use this software to....} 12 | 13 | ## Acceptance 14 | 15 | To receive this license, you have to agree to its rules. Those rules are both obligations under that agreement and conditions to your license. Don't do anything with this software against any rule you can't or won't follow. 16 | 17 | ## Copyright 18 | 19 | Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe their copyright in it, but you may only run this software for [Permitted Purposes](#permitted-purposes). 20 | 21 | ## Notices 22 | 23 | You must ensure that everyone who gets a copy of any part of this software from you, with or without changes, also gets the text of this license. 24 | 25 | ## Excuse 26 | 27 | You're excused for unknowingly breaking [Notices](#notices) if you take all practical steps to comply within thirty days of learning you broke the rule. 28 | 29 | ## Patent 30 | 31 | Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe any patent claims they can license or become able to license, but you may only run this software for [Permitted Purposes](#permitted-purposes). 32 | 33 | ## Reliability 34 | 35 | No contributor can revoke this license. 36 | 37 | ## No Liability 38 | 39 | ***As far as the law allows, this software comes as is, without any warranty or condition, and no contributor will be liable to anyone for any damages related to this software or this license, under any kind of legal claim.*** 40 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /normally-open.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Normally Open Public License 2 | 3 | Development Draft 4 | 5 | Everything not prohibited is permitted. 6 | 7 | ## Prohibited Purposes 8 | 9 | 1. {You may not use this software for....} 10 | 11 | 2. {You may not use this software to....} 12 | 13 | ## Acceptance 14 | 15 | To receive this license, you have to agree to its rules. Those rules are both obligations under that agreement and conditions to your license. Don't do anything with this software against any rule you can't or won't follow. 16 | 17 | ## Copyright 18 | 19 | Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe their copyright in it, except for [Prohibited Purposes](#prohibited-purposes). 20 | 21 | ## Notices 22 | 23 | You must ensure that everyone who gets a copy of any part of this software from you, with or without changes, also gets the text of this license. 24 | 25 | ## Excuse 26 | 27 | You're excused for unknowingly breaking [Notices](#notices) if you take all practical steps to comply within thirty days of learning you broke the rule. 28 | 29 | ## Patent 30 | 31 | Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this software that would otherwise infringe any patent claims they can license or become able to license, except for [Prohibited Purposes](#prohibited-purposes). 32 | 33 | ## Reliability 34 | 35 | No contributor can revoke this license. 36 | 37 | ## No Liability 38 | 39 | ***As far as the law allows, this software comes as is, without any warranty or condition, and no contributor will be liable to anyone for any damages related to this software or this license, under any kind of legal claim.*** 40 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------