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Hello all,
I’ve decided to relicense the project to the Simplified BSD License.
Originally, I licensed Cactus under the Apache License 2.0 because I wanted to release the project under a permissive license, but with explicit patent protections (since I was worried about the possibility of patent trolls). However, thinking about this over the past few years, I’ve realized that there is no IP in Cactus that is patentable and I also don’t own any software patents at this current date and time. Since I don’t believe patent issues will ever be a problem for Cactus, I’ve decided to relicense it under the Simplified BSD License (2-Clause BSD) in order to have a shorter and easier to understand license, that just focuses on copyright.
The version number has been incremented from 2.4.2 to 2.5.0 for symbolic purposes. They are otherwise functionally identical, and no upgrade is necessary for users at this current time.
For your reference, here is the new license text:
- fearedbliss
I’ve decided to relicense the project to the Simplified BSD License.
Originally, I licensed Cactus under the Apache License 2.0 because I wanted to release the project under a permissive license, but with explicit patent protections (since I was worried about the possibility of patent trolls). However, thinking about this over the past few years, I’ve realized that there is no IP in Cactus that is patentable and I also don’t own any software patents at this current date and time. Since I don’t believe patent issues will ever be a problem for Cactus, I’ve decided to relicense it under the Simplified BSD License (2-Clause BSD) in order to have a shorter and easier to understand license, that just focuses on copyright.
The version number has been incremented from 2.4.2 to 2.5.0 for symbolic purposes. They are otherwise functionally identical, and no upgrade is necessary for users at this current time.
For your reference, here is the new license text:
Code:
Copyright © 2018-2022 Jonathan Vasquez <jon@xyinn.org>
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS \"AS IS\" AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.- fearedbliss