From 0bb2c0a04f0eca4d2df7d9f13c882a2d1b2a9638 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Scire Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:30:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] licensing: update exemptions (approved by contributors). --- README.md | 2 +- docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ libraries/README.md | 2 +- libraries/libmesosphere/README.md | 2 +- libraries/libstratosphere/README.md | 2 +- 5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 67768c78c..344be53e7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for spec You can find a copy of the license in the [LICENSE file](LICENSE). Exemptions: -* The [yuzu emulator project](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project as GPLv2 or later. +* The [yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) and the [Ryujinx Team and Contributors](https://github.com/orgs/Ryujinx) are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project as either GPLv2 or later or the [MIT license](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE). In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects. * [Nintendo](https://github.com/Nintendo) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the Atmosphère project under the Zero-Clause BSD license. Credits diff --git a/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE b/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c3346cb7d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +MIT License + +Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Atmosphère-NX + +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. diff --git a/libraries/README.md b/libraries/README.md index 4bc5792fb..c330899a8 100644 --- a/libraries/README.md +++ b/libraries/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for spec You can find a copy of the license in the [LICENSE file](LICENSE). Exemptions: -* The [yuzu emulator project](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the atmosphere-libs project as GPLv2 or later. +* The [yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) and the [Ryujinx Team and Contributors](https://github.com/orgs/Ryujinx) are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the atmosphere-libs project as either GPLv2 or later or the [MIT license](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE). In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects. * [Nintendo](https://github.com/Nintendo) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the atmosphere-libs project under the Zero-Clause BSD license. Credits diff --git a/libraries/libmesosphere/README.md b/libraries/libmesosphere/README.md index bcdb67b94..8e7e9a9cd 100644 --- a/libraries/libmesosphere/README.md +++ b/libraries/libmesosphere/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for spec You can find a copy of the license in the [LICENSE file](LICENSE). Exemptions: -* The [yuzu emulator project](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the libmesosphere project as GPLv2 or later. +* The [yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) and the [Ryujinx Team and Contributors](https://github.com/orgs/Ryujinx) are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the libmesosphere project as either GPLv2 or later or the [MIT license](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE). In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects. * [Nintendo](https://github.com/Nintendo) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the libmesosphere project under the Zero-Clause BSD license. Credits diff --git a/libraries/libstratosphere/README.md b/libraries/libstratosphere/README.md index 7fd00f8b5..d13d14fc2 100644 --- a/libraries/libstratosphere/README.md +++ b/libraries/libstratosphere/README.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2, with exemptions for spec You can find a copy of the license in the [LICENSE file](LICENSE). Exemptions: -* The [yuzu emulator project](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the libstratosphere project as GPLv2 or later. +* The [yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator](https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu) and the [Ryujinx Team and Contributors](https://github.com/orgs/Ryujinx) are exempt from GPLv2 licensing. They are permitted, each at their individual discretion, to instead license any source code authored for the libstratosphere project as either GPLv2 or later or the [MIT license](https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/docs/licensing_exemptions/MIT_LICENSE). In doing so, they may alter, supplement, or entirely remove the copyright notice for each file they choose to relicense. Neither the Atmosphère project nor its individual contributors shall assert their moral rights against any of the aforementioned projects. * [Nintendo](https://github.com/Nintendo) is exempt from GPLv2 licensing and may (at its option) instead license any source code authored for the libstratosphere project under the Zero-Clause BSD license. Credits