MIT License
A short and simple permissive license with conditions only requiring preservation of copyright and license notices. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
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 (this can be a company name or your own name)
MIT License
Copyright (c) [year] [fullname]
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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 OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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.
How to Use This License
Create a file named LICENSE in your project root and copy the MIT License text above. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with your name or organization.
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