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The "Unlicense" is similar to the Creative Commons Zero license, in that it is a legal construct intended to result in abandonment of any copyright where possible (and where not, license it under a permissive license similar to MIT). This is slightly different from a purely Public Domain work, because in some jurisdictions, the ability to place a work into the Public Domain is unclear. It is Free and GPL Compatible, whether the code is perceived to be in the public domain or under the permissive license terms. | The "Unlicense" is similar to the Creative Commons Zero license, in that it is a legal construct intended to result in abandonment of any copyright where possible (and where not, license it under a permissive license similar to MIT). This is slightly different from a purely Public Domain work, because in some jurisdictions, the ability to place a work into the Public Domain is unclear. It is Free and GPL Compatible, whether the code is perceived to be in the public domain or under the permissive license terms. | ||
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Fedora recommends use of CC-0 over this license, because it is a more comprehensive legal text around this tricky issue. It is also noteworthy that some MIT variant licenses which contain the right to "sublicense" are closer to a true Public Domain declaration than the one in the "Unlicense" text. | Fedora recommends use of CC-0 over this license, because it is a more comprehensive legal text around this tricky issue. It is also noteworthy that some MIT variant licenses which contain the right to "sublicense" are closer to a true Public Domain declaration than the one in the "Unlicense" text. | ||
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License Notes
The "Unlicense" is similar to the Creative Commons Zero license, in that it is a legal construct intended to result in abandonment of any copyright where possible (and where not, license it under a permissive license similar to MIT). This is slightly different from a purely Public Domain work, because in some jurisdictions, the ability to place a work into the Public Domain is unclear. It is Free and GPL Compatible, whether the code is perceived to be in the public domain or under the permissive license terms.
[NOTE: The first sentence of the following paragraph no longer reflects Fedora policy as of 2022-08-01, with respect to licensing of code]
Fedora recommends use of CC-0 over this license, because it is a more comprehensive legal text around this tricky issue. It is also noteworthy that some MIT variant licenses which contain the right to "sublicense" are closer to a true Public Domain declaration than the one in the "Unlicense" text.
License Text
This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain. Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means. In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this software under copyright law. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>