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1 # Finwo General Purpose License v0.1 2 3 ## Abstract 4 5 This document defines the Finwo General Purpose License (FGPL), intended for 6 being applied as software license for libraries and complete projects. 7 8 ## Human-readable form 9 10 ### Summary 11 12 This license is **source-available** but not open source under 13 [the OSI definition](https://opensource.org/osd). It is designed to: 14 15 - Allow free use, modification, and redistribution, including commercial use. 16 - Require attribution, modification noticides, and anti-rebranding for 17 redistributions or public offerings. 18 19 ### What you can and cannot do 20 21 Allowed: 22 23 - Use in personal, educational or commercial projects 24 - Include the Software as a component in a larger product or service 25 - Modify the Software and redistribute with attribution and modification notices 26 - Host the Software in a public or private service with proper attribution and 27 notices 28 29 Not allowed: 30 31 - Rebrand the the Software as an independent or proprietary product 32 - Remove attribution or license notices when redistributing 33 - Host or redistribute without disclosing modifications 34 35 # The License 36 37 Copyright (c) [YEAR] [COPYRIGHT HOLDER] 38 39 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 40 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to use, 41 copy, modify, and distribute the Software, subject to the following conditions: 42 43 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 44 this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 45 46 2. Redistributions in binary form, or any public offering of the Software 47 (including hosted or managed services), must reproduce the above copyright 48 notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the 49 documentation and/or other materials provided. 50 51 3. Any redistribution or public offering of the Software must clearly 52 attribute the Software to the original copyright holder, reference this 53 License, and include a link to the official project repository or website. 54 55 4. The Software may not be renamed, rebranded, or marketed in a manner that 56 implies it is an independent or proprietary product. Derivative works 57 must clearly state that they are based on the Software. 58 59 5. Modifications to copies of the Software must carry prominent notices 60 stating that changes were made, the nature of the modifications, and 61 the date of the modifications. 62 63 Any violation of these conditions terminates the permissions granted herein. 64 65 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 66 IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 67 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 68 COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 69 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 70 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN 71 THE SOFTWARE.