diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bd2487a..e41d30b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,31 @@ # samuel-public-license The latest Samuel Public License (SPL) + +## Goals as of The Samuel Public License Revision 3 (SPL-R3) + +- **Permission Grant:** + - Individuals acquiring the Software are granted permission without charge. + - Authorized activities include using, copying, modifying, merging, publishing, distributing, sublicensing, and selling copies of the Software. + - Permissions extend to individuals to whom the Software is furnished, subject to specified conditions. + +- **Conditions:** + - Copyright notice and permission notice must be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +- **Software Warranty:** + - The Software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. + - No liability for claims, damages, or other liabilities, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, arising from the use or connection with the Software. + +- **Contributions:** + - Contributors irrevocably assign all rights, titles, and interests in their contributions to the project owner(s). + - Assignment includes intellectual property rights such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. + - Contributors acknowledge and consent to relinquishing any further claim, right, or interest in their contributions. + - Contributors retain the right to modify their contributions. + +- **Reuse and Redistribution:** + - Reuse and redistribution of executable binaries and source code are permitted. + - Contingent upon inclusion of the copyright notice and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. + - Explicit acknowledgment and agreement that the owner(s) retain ownership rights over the source code. + +- **License Update:** + - The owner of the code is granted authority to update their copy of The Samuel Public License (SPL) to the latest revision. + - Update may be undertaken at the owner's discretion to align with subsequent revisions made to The Samuel Public License.