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Zlib

You want a license that is even simpler than MIT and specifically acknowledges that the origin of the software must not be misrepresented.

License Overview

1. License Overview

A quick summary of what you are legally allowing, requiring, and limiting.

Permissions

  • Commercial use
  • Modification
  • Distribution

Commercial use:Great for small utilities and game engines.

Modification:Modified versions must be marked.

Distribution:Binary distribution is fine without source.

Conditions

  • Mark altered versions
  • Do not misrepresent origin

Mark altered versions:If you change the code, you must clearly state that it is not the original.

Do not misrepresent origin:You can't claim you wrote the original software if you didn't.

Limitations

  • Liability
  • Warranty

Liability:No liability.

Warranty:No warranty.

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 * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
 * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages...
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3. Full License Text

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zlib License

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.