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dshimer
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I want to distribute some scripts some as short as 20 lines but very specific to particular tasks within a fairly small community. I would like to include something that has the same basic intent of the GPL but it seems a bit much for 20 lines of code. I'm trying to not ask for legal advice, but has anyone seen simple text that provides.

1) No warranties.
2) Freedom of code from restrictions.
3) Attribution of original work to author.
Apr 12 '07 #1
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bartonc
6,596 Expert 4TB
I want to distribute some scripts some as short as 20 lines but very specific to particular tasks within a fairly small community. I would like to include something that has the same basic intent of the GPL but it seems a bit much for 20 lines of code. I'm trying to not ask for legal advice, but has anyone seen simple text that provides.

1) No warranties.
2) Freedom of code from restrictions.
3) Attribution of original work to author.
In the GPL itself, it says:
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  1.              END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
  2.  
  3.     Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
  4.  
  5.   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
  6. possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
  7. free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
  8.  
  9.   To do so, attach the following notices to the program.  It is safest
  10. to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
  11. convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
  12. the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
  13.  
  14.     <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
  15.     Copyright (C) 19yy  <name of author>
  16.  
  17.     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  18.     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  19.     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  20.     (at your option) any later version.
  21.  
  22.     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  23.     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  24.     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  25.     GNU General Public License for more details.
  26.  
  27.     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  28.     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  29.     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  30.  
  31. Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
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