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Eiffel Forum License


FieldValue
nameEiffel Forum License
author[NICE](http://www.eiffel-nice.org/)
copyrightNICE
version2
date2002
OSI approvedYes
Debian approvedYes
Free SoftwareYes
GPL compatibleYes
copyleftNo
linkingYes

The Eiffel Forum License (EFL) is a free software license written by NICE, the Non-Profit International Consortium for Eiffel. Version 2 of the license, the latest , is the first version to be GPL compatible. EFLv2 has been approved by the OSI, and is approved as a free software license by the FSF.

The Eiffel Forum License is one of the shortest licenses that is OSI approved.

License text

 Eiffel Forum License, version 2
 
 1. Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify and/or
    distribute this package, provided that:
       * copyright notices are retained unchanged,
       * any distribution of this package, whether modified or not,
         includes this license text.
 2. Permission is hereby also granted to distribute binary programs
    which depend on this package. If the binary program depends on a
    modified version of this package, you are encouraged to publicly
    release the modified version of this package.
 
 THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. ANY EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY
 DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS PACKAGE.

Example application

Since this is a published licence it may be referenced from a work using the following simple statement:{{cite web |url=http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2007Dec/0110 |title=RE: Re: ?sthetic Permissive License - For Approval |accessdate=2007-12-31 |author=Lawrence E. Rosen |quote= The McQuary limit has long ago been satisfied by the simple copyright and licensing notice: Copyright (C) Licensed to the public under the XXXX license. ...where XXXX is the name of an OSI-approved or CC-approved license published on OSI's or CC's website.}}

Copyright 2008, Author Name, example.org Licensed under the Eiffel Forum License 2.

References

References

  1. "Free Software Foundation - Licenses".
  2. "Licenses by Name".
  3. "Why the Eiffel Forum License?".
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