License decision brief
ISC License
A compact permissive license with notice retention and a warranty disclaimer.
Good fit: Projects that prefer a very short, conventional permission notice.
Reciprocity
None
Patent use
Not explicit here
Bundled text
Template text
Decision signal
Minimal permission
Projects that prefer a very short, conventional permission notice.
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Like MIT, this text does not spell out an explicit patent grant.
Rights, duties, and boundaries
Permissions
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Private use
Conditions
- License and copyright notice
Limitations
- Liability
- Warranty
Implementation identifiers
machine-readableSource-file header
SPDX-License-Identifier: ISCpackage.json
"license": "ISC"SPDX identifiers are compact, machine-readable labels. They identify the license; they do not replace the license text or the notices your distribution must carry.
Included license text
ISC License
Copyright (c) [year], [fullname]
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.Replace every bracketed placeholder and compare the result with the canonical license before shipping.
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