From 3d47c51804fd22cb315d1ed604ee8a0a4b570e44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karol Stasiak Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:16:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Less restrictive licensing for the standard library --- README.md | 9 +++++++-- include/LICENSE | 11 +++++++++++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 include/LICENSE diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 77383db5..bb8babf6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ A middle-level programming language targeting 6502-based microcomputers. -Distributed under GPLv3 (see [LICENSE](LICENSE)) - **UNDER DEVELOPMENT, NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE** For binary releases, see: https://github.com/KarolS/millfork/releases (latest: 0.2.2) @@ -48,6 +46,13 @@ For binary releases, see: https://github.com/KarolS/millfork/releases (latest: 0 * multi-pass optimizer (that will even optimize your hand-written assembly if you ask it to) +## Licensing + +The compiler is distributed under GPLv3 (see [LICENSE](LICENSE)). + +The standard include files (located in the `include` directory) are distributed under a more permissive Zlib license (see [include/LICENSE](include/LICENSE)). +Therefore, no attribution is needed if you are developing and distributing Millfork programs. + ## More info * [Documentation](docs/index.md) diff --git a/include/LICENSE b/include/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 00000000..00d58c34 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Copyright (c) 2018 Karol Stasiak + +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. + +Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions: + +1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required. + +2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software. + +3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.