User:Jake5991/JACL Licence

The JACL Licence also known as Just Another Copyleft Licence was created by Jake Burton as a Free Software Licence containing the Original Freedoms of Free Software

0. The Freedom to Use the work 1. The Freedom to Study thw work 2. The Freedom to copy and share the work with others 3. the freedom to modify the work, and the freedom to distribute modified and therefore derivative works.

Note that the list starts with 0 due to a coding tradition — the first array element in C and many other programing languages is numbered as 0.

In the JACL However the 4 Freedoms (0-3 above) are combined into the first statement (0) like so: 0. You have the freedom to modify, Study and Redistribute this software provided that you include this original licence and disclaimer with it.

The JACL also has aims to ensure "safety" for the people using the software (END-USERS) by the way of two conditions which esure that the software may not be distributed at any point containing malicious code:

6. You may NOT ever include with this software malicios code like spyware, malware or viruses even if the intent is not to cause harm to another Sytem, Network - Hardware or Software. 7. Whilst code 7. is NOT a condition please respect others and make sure that the software is "clean" and free from malicious code as per the above.

The Licence also contains a disclaimer removing any express or implied warranty: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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.

and 5 other statements which primarily focus around respecting other developers and keeping the terms of the licence. You can find the full licence below:

JACL Licence (Just another Copyleft Licence) (C) Jake Burton 2010 EMAIL: jake5991@live.com with SUBJECT JACL Licence

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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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.

0. You have the freedom to modify, Study and Redistribute this software provided that you include this original licence and disclaimer with it. 1. 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. 2. Neither the name of the  nor the names of its contributors may be used promote products or for that matter endorse products derived from this software without specific written permission prior to its release. 3. You must at all times respect the terms of the other software contained therein of which you did not produce yourself or to which this license does nto apply. 4.  Reserves the right to ammend/modify this agree with imediate effect at any point, should you wish to view an updated licence please visit www.JACL.co.nr 5. YOU MAY NOT AT ANY POINT CHARGE FOR REDISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE UNLESS YOU HAVE INCUDED PORTIONS OF WHICH IN YOUR OWN WORKS WHICH YOU WISH TO SELL. 6. You may NOT ever include with this software malicios code like spyware, malware or viruses even if the intent is not to cause harm to another Sytem, Network Hardware or Software. 7. Whilst code 7. is NOT a condition please respect others and make sure that the software is "clean" and free from malicious code as per the above.

(@)Copyleft All Wrongs Reserved!

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE SOURCE CODE (OR ORIGINAL WORKS) ALONG WITH THIS LICENCE HOWEVER SHOULD YOU WISH TO 

Applying this Licence to your own works

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO APPLY THE JACL LICENSE TO YOUR OWN SOFTWARE AND DOING SO IS AS EASY AS 0,1,2 0. COPY THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS LICENCE INCLUDING ANY AMMEDMENTS THAT YOU WIDH TO MAKE INTO A NEW DOCUMENT IN THE FORMAT OF YOUR CHOICE OR JUST COPY THIS FILE.

1. DISTRIBUTE IT ALONG WITH YOUR SOFTWARE

2. SMILE YOU DID THE RIGHT THING