1 Valid-License-Identifier: copyleft-next-0.3.1
2 SPDX-URL: https://spdx.org/licenses/copyleft-n
3 Usage-Guide:
4 copyleft-next-0.3.1 is explicitly compatible
5 can therefore be used for kernel code. Thoug
6 practice is to express this in the SPDX lice
7 licensing the code under both licenses expre
8 To use the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license put t
9 pair into a comment according to the placeme
10 licensing rules documentation:
11 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR c
12 SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
13 License-Text:
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15 ==============================================
16
17 copyleft-next 0.3.1 ("th
18 Release date: 2016
19
20 1. License Grants; No Trademark License
21
22 Subject to the terms of this License, I gra
23
24 a) A non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, r
25 copyright license, to reproduce, Distrib
26 of, publicly perform and publicly displa
27
28 b) A non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, r
29 patent license under Licensed Patents to
30 offer for sale, and import Covered Works
31
32 This License does not grant any rights in M
33 marks, or logos.
34
35 2. Distribution: General Conditions
36
37 You may Distribute Covered Works, provided
38 recipients how they can obtain a copy of th
39 applicable conditions of sections 3 through
40 Legal Notices contained in My Work (to the
41 pertinent). "Legal Notices" means copyright
42 license texts, and author attributions, but
43 other graphical images, trademarks or trade
44
45 3. Conditions for Distributing Derived Works;
46
47 If You Distribute a Derived Work, You must
48 Work as a whole under this License, with pr
49 licensing. This condition may not be avoide
50 separate Distribution of portions of the De
51
52 If the Derived Work includes material licen
53 instead license the Derived Work under the
54
55 4. Condition Against Further Restrictions; Inb
56
57 When Distributing a Covered Work, You may n
58 restrictions on the exercise of rights in t
59 this License. This condition is not excused
60 restrictions result from Your compliance wi
61 extrinsic to this License (such as a court
62 third party).
63
64 However, You may Distribute a Covered Work
65 governed by a license that is both OSI-Appr
66 release date of this License, provided that
67 other license would not conflict with any c
68 sections of this License.
69
70 5. Conditions for Distributing Object Code
71
72 You may Distribute an Object Code form of a
73 you accompany the Object Code with a URL th
74 Source is made available, at no charge, by
75 means of providing network access to source
76
77 If you Distribute the Object Code in a phys
78 storage medium ("Product"), the Correspondi
79 through such URL for two years from the dat
80 Distribution of the Object Code in the Prod
81 itself contains or is accompanied by the Co
82 available in a customarily accessible manne
83 with the first paragraph of this section.
84
85 Each direct and indirect recipient of the C
86 intended third-party beneficiary of this Li
87 section 5, with the right to enforce its te
88
89 6. Symmetrical Licensing Condition for Upstrea
90
91 If You Distribute a work to Me specifically
92 modification of a Covered Work (a "Patch"),
93 terms apply to the Patch, You license the P
94 the extent of Your copyright in the Patch.
95 negate the other conditions of this License
96
97 7. Nullification of Copyleft/Proprietary Dual
98
99 If I offer to license, for a fee, a Covered
100 a license that is OSI-Approved or FSF-Free
101 License or a numbered version of copyleft-n
102 Copyleft-Next Project, then the license I g
103 longer subject to the conditions in section
104
105 8. Copyleft Sunset
106
107 The conditions in sections 3 through 5 no l
108 years have elapsed from the date of My firs
109 under this License.
110
111 9. Pass-Through
112
113 When You Distribute a Covered Work, the rec
114 a license to My Work from Me, subject to th
115
116 10. Termination
117
118 Your license grants under section 1 are au
119
120 a) fail to comply with the conditions of t
121 such noncompliance within thirty days a
122
123 b) initiate a patent infringement litigati
124 declaratory judgment actions, countercl
125 alleging that any part of My Work direc
126 any patent.
127
128 Termination of Your license grants extends
129 Works You subsequently obtain. Termination
130 rights of those who have received copies o
131 this License.
132
133 To the extent permission to make copies of
134 merely for running it, such permission is
135
136 11. Later License Versions
137
138 The Copyleft-Next Project may release new
139 designated by a distinguishing version num
140 Unless I explicitly remove the option of D
141 under Later Versions, You may Distribute C
142 Version.
143
144 ** 12. No Warranty
145 **
146 ** My Work is provided "as-is", without wa
147 ** of using it. To the extent permitted by
148 ** Distributor of My Work excludes the imp
149 ** merchantability, fitness for a particul
150 ** non-infringement.
151
152 ** 13. Limitation of Liability
153 **
154 ** To the extent permitted by applicable l
155 ** Distributor of My Work be liable to You
156 ** whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, s
157 ** consequential damages, whether arising
158 ** (including negligence), or otherwise, e
159 ** knew or should have known about the pos
160
161 14. Severability
162
163 The invalidity or unenforceability of any
164 does not affect the validity or enforceabi
165 this License. Such provision is to be refo
166 necessary to make it valid and enforceable
167
168 15. Definitions
169
170 "Copyleft-Next Project" means the project
171 code repository at <https://github.com/cop
172 as of the release date of this License.
173
174 "Corresponding Source" of a Covered Work i
175 the Source Code form of the Covered Work;
176 instructions and similar information that
177 a skilled developer to generate such Objec
178 provided under (i); and (iii) a list clear
179 Works (other than those provided in compli
180 specifically used in building and (if appl
181 Covered Work (for example, a specified pro
182 its version number). Corresponding Source
183
184 "Covered Work" means My Work or a Derived
185
186 "Derived Work" means a work of authorship
187 adapts, is based on, is a derivative work
188 contains all or part of My Work, such that
189 required. The following are not Derived Wo
190 (ii) a mere reproduction of My Work; and (
191 explicitly state an expectation otherwise,
192 reference to My Work.
193
194 "Distribute" means to distribute, transfer
195 someone else, such that copyright permissi
196
197 "Distributor" means Me and anyone else who
198
199 "FSF-Free" means classified as 'free' by t
200
201 "GPL" means a version of the GNU General P
202 Affero General Public License.
203
204 "I"/"Me"/"My" refers to the individual or
205 Work under this License. "You"/"Your" refe
206 entity exercising rights in My Work under
207 includes each entity that controls, is con
208 common control with such legal entity. "Co
209 direct the actions of such legal entity, w
210 otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than f
211 outstanding shares or beneficial ownership
212
213 "Licensed Patents" means all patent claims
214 Me, now or in the future, that are necessa
215 using, or selling My Work, and excludes cl
216 only as a consequence of further modificat
217
218 "Mere Aggregation" means an aggregation of
219 Separate Work.
220
221 "My Work" means the particular work of aut
222 under this License.
223
224 "Object Code" means any form of a work tha
225
226 "OSI-Approved" means approved as 'Open Sou
227 Initiative.
228
229 "Separate Work" means a work that is separ
230 particular Covered Work and is not by its
231 enhancement of the Covered Work, and/or a
232 library or similar component that is used
233 form of a Covered Work.
234
235 "Source Code" means the preferred form of
236 modifications to it.
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