ISC License

PermissiveOSI ApprovedFSF Approved

A permissive license lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty. The ISC license is functionally equivalent to the MIT and BSD 2-Clause licenses, removing some language that is no longer necessary.

SPDX Identifier:ISC
Version:1.0

Permissions

  • briefcase
    Commercial use

    This software and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes.

  • edit
    Modification

    This software may be modified and derivative works created.

  • package
    Distribution

    This software may be distributed.

  • lock
    Private use

    This software may be used and modified in private (internal use).

  • award
    Sublicensing

    You may grant/extend a license to the software.

Conditions

  • copyright
    License and copyright notice

    Requires including copyright and license notices

Limitations

  • shield-off
    Liability and warranty

    Disclaims liability and warranties

License Text

Template Variables

Replace the following placeholders with your information:

  • [year] - Year of copyright
  • [fullname] - Full name of copyright holder
ISC License

Copyright (c) [year] [fullname]

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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How to Use This License

Create a file named LICENSE in your project root and copy the ISC License text above. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with your name or organization.

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