From 74d490e79774b1dc911cd39b1da5468ccf6722fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho" Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:07:56 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] root: releasing v1.0.1 Basically to touch up README.md and CITATION.cff for grammar and typo. Also, it is to update README.md to make sure it's easily copy-pastable into Zenodo's description field due to its internal glitches. This patch releases version v1.0.1. Signed-off-by: (Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho --- CITATION.cff | 207 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- README.md | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 2 files changed, 223 insertions(+), 155 deletions(-) diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff index 0015ef5..8ff6614 100644 --- a/CITATION.cff +++ b/CITATION.cff @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ cff-version: "1.2.0" type: "software" -date-released: "2024-09-19" +date-released: "2024-09-20" title: "(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho's Commercial Open Source License" -version: "1.0.0" +version: "1.0.1" license: "CC-BY-ND-4.0" repository: "https://github.com/ChewKeanHo/license-cos" repository-code: "https://github.com/ChewKeanHo/license-cos" @@ -14,91 +14,138 @@ contact: website: "https://www.hollowaykeanho.com" abstract: |- A published commerical friendly open-source license for - "(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho" product licensing purposes. This version adopted - the Open Source Initiative's Apache 2.0 License - (https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0) as its baseline and applied the - following changes: + "(Holloway) Chew, Kean Ho" (https://github.com/ChewKeanHo) product licensing + purposes. This version adopted the Open Source Initiative's Apache 2.0 + License (https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0) as its baseline and + applied the following changes: + (1) Changed "Software" to "Product" so that the license can be expanded to non-software product licensing usage (e.g. graphics, video, manufacturing design, etc) without needing to spin multiple licenses; AND - (2) Added license assignment, ratification, and tenure section to specify when - and how is the license applied; AND + (2) Added license assignment, ratification, and tenure section to specify + when and how is the license applied; AND (3) Added version controlled clauses for which version shall be in effect by default. - This repository is version controlled using Semantic Versioning definitions - where: - (1) the `MAJOR` version denotes major legal changes; AND - (2) the `MINOR` version denotes minor changes without altering the legal - implication side of things such as but not limited to grammar correction, - fonts, typo, and etc; AND - (3) the `PATCH` version denotes the repository management changes such as - but not limited to new language addition, updating "README.md", and etc. + This repository is version controlled using + semantic versioning (https://semver.org/) definitions where: + + (1) the "MAJOR" version denotes major legal changes; AND + (2) the "MINOR" version denotes minor changes without altering the legal + implication side of things such as but not limited to grammar correction, + fonts, typo, and etc; AND + (3) the "PATCH" version denotes the repository management changes such as but + not limited to new language addition, updating "README.md", and etc. + + To use this license for your product licensing, you **MUST**, in layman terms, + do the following: - To use this license for your product licensing, you must, in layman terms, do - the following: - (1) Attribution to the copyright holders is required; AND - (2) The copyright holders are not responsible for anything of any kind; AND - (3) You're free to use for personal deployment at your own volition as - long as you: - (3.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (3.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (3.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed.; AND - (4) You're free to use for commercial deployment at your own volition as - long as you: - (4.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (4.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (4.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND - (5) You're free to edit/modify at your own volition as long as you: - (5.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (5.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (5.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND - (6) You're free to remix at your own volition as long as you: - (6.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (6.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (6.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND - (7) You're free to distribute the content at your own volition as long as - you: - (7.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (7.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (7.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND - (8) You're free to re-distribute the content at your own volition as long - as you: - (7.1) retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, - be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form - (compiled software binary files); AND - (7.2) you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark - without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - (7.3) if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent - licenses granted to You under this Covenant for that Product - shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND - (9) You're NOT REQUIRED to expose and upstream your changes back to the - copyright holders (Copyleft effect). + (1) You're free to use for personal deployment at your own volition as long + as you: + (1.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (1.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (1.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (1.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (1.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (1.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed; AND + (2) You're free to use for commercial deployment at your own volition as long + as you: + (2.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (2.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (2.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (2.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (2.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (2.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed; AND + (3) You're free to edit/modify at your own volition as long as you: + (3.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (3.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (3.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (3.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (3.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (3.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed; AND + (4) You're free to remix at your own volition as long as you: + (4.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (4.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (4.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (4.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (4.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (4.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed; AND + (5) You're free to distribute the content at your own volition as long + as you: + (5.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (5.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (5.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (5.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (5.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (5.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed; AND + (6) You're free to re-distribute the content at your own volition as long as + you: + (6.1) **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright + holders; AND + (6.2) **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for + anything of any kind; AND + (6.3) **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product + you use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced + form (compiled software binary files); AND + (6.4) **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + (6.5) are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to + the copyright holders all the way back to us + (copyleft effect); AND + (6.6) **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and + if you do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant + for the product shall terminated as of the date such litigation is + filed. message: |- Please cite and reference this repository accordingly. authors: diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 289d0b0..01e3ed3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,29 +8,24 @@ as its baseline and applied the following changes: 1. Changed `Software` to `Product` so that the license can be expanded to non-software product licensing usage (e.g. graphics, video, manufacturing - design, etc) without needing to spin multiple licenses. + design, etc) without needing to spin multiple licenses; AND 2. Added license assignment, ratification, and tenure section to specify when - and how is the license applied. + and how is the license applied; AND 3. Added version controlled clauses for which version shall be in effect by default. -> **IMPORTANT NOTICE** -> -> This repository is archived does not means it's unmaintained but rather -> locking its version development. +## Version Controlled -# Version Controlled - -This repository is version controlled using Semantic Versioning definitions -where: +This repository is version controlled using +[semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) definitions where: 1. the `MAJOR` version denotes major legal changes; AND 2. the `MINOR` version denotes minor changes without altering the legal implication side of things such as but not limited to grammar correction, - fonts, typo, and etc. + fonts, typo, and etc; AND 3. the `PATCH` version denotes the repository management changes such as but not limited to new language addition, updating `README.md`, and etc. @@ -39,70 +34,96 @@ where: ## License Nature -To use this license for your product licensing, you must, in layman terms, do -the following: - -1. Attribution to the copyright holders is required. -2. The copyright holders are not responsible for anything of any kind. -3. You're free to use for personal deployment at your own volition as long as - you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -4. You're free to use for commercial deployment at your own volition as long - as you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -5. You're free to edit/modify at your own volition as long as you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -6. You're free to remix at your own volition as long as you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -7. You're free to distribute the content at your own volition as long as you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -8. You're free to re-distribute the content at your own volition as long as - you: - 1. retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you use, be it in - its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form (compiled software - binary files); AND - 2. you're NOT ALLOWED to use the creators' name, brand, and trademark without - their written notices for any uses listed above; AND - 3. if you institute patent litigation against any entity, any patent licenses - granted to You under this Covenant for that Product shall terminated as - of the date such litigation is filed. -9. You're NOT REQUIRED to expose and upstream your changes back to the - copyright holders (Copyleft effect). +To use this license for your product licensing, you **MUST**, in layman terms, +do the following: + +1. *You're free to use for personal deployment at your own volition as long as + you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect); AND + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND +2. *You're free to use for commercial deployment at your own volition as long + as you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect); AND + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND +3. *You're free to edit/modify at your own volition as long as you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect). + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND +4. *You're free to remix at your own volition as long as you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect); AND + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND +5. *You're free to distribute the content at your own volition as long as you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect); AND + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed; AND +6. *You're free to re-distribute the content at your own volition as long as + you*: + 1. **SHALL AND STRICTLY REQUIRED** to attribute to the copyright holders; AND + 2. **SHALL** accept that the creators are not responsible for anything of + any kind; AND + 3. **SHALL** retain the copyright notices and effects of the product you + use, be it in its raw form (e.g. source codes) or its produced form + (compiled software binary files); AND + 4. **SHALL NOT** use the creators' name, brand, and trademark + without their written notices for any uses listed above; AND + 5. are **NOT REQUIRED** to expose and upstream your changes back to the + copyright holders all the way back to us (copyleft effect); AND + 6. **SHALL NOT** institute patent litigation against any entity and if you + do, any patent licenses granted to You under this Covenant for the product + shall terminated as of the date such litigation is filed.