A permissive license whose main conditions require providing notice of the license. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code.
Permissions:
✓ Commercial use
The licensed material and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes.
✓ Distribution
The licensed material may be distributed.
✓ Modification
The licensed material may be modified.
✓ Patent use
This license provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors.
✓ Private use
The licensed material may be used and modified in private.
Conditions:
✓ License and copyright notice
A copy of the license and copyright notice must be included with the licensed material.
Limitations:
✗ Liability
This license includes a limitation of liability.
✗ Warranty
This license explicitly states that it does NOT provide any warranty.
# Blue Oak Model License
Version 1.0.0
## Purpose
This license gives everyone as much permission to work with
this software as possible, while protecting contributors
from liability.
## Acceptance
In order to receive this license, you must agree to its
rules. The rules of this license are both obligations
under that agreement and conditions to your license.
You must not do anything with this software that triggers
a rule that you cannot or will not follow.
## Copyright
Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this
software that would otherwise infringe that contributor's
copyright in it.
## Notices
You must ensure that everyone who gets a copy of
any part of this software from you, with or without
changes, also gets the text of this license or a link to
<https://blueoakcouncil.org/license/1.0.0>.
## Excuse
If anyone notifies you in writing that you have not
complied with [Notices](#notices), you can keep your
license by taking all practical steps to comply within 30
days after the notice. If you do not do so, your license
ends immediately.
## Patent
Each contributor licenses you to do everything with this
software that would otherwise infringe any patent claims
they can license or become able to license.
## Reliability
No contributor can revoke this license.
## No Liability
***As far as the law allows, this software comes as is,
without any warranty or condition, and no contributor
will be liable to anyone for any damages related to this
software or this license, under any kind of legal claim.***