# samuel-public-license The latest Samuel Public License (SPL) ## Quick (fun) overview Howdy! Here's a summary of The Samuel Public License (SPL-R3): - **Who Owns It?** - Created by Samuel Lord in 2024. - **What's Allowed?** - You can use, copy, modify, and share the software freely. - No need to pay for it, and you can even sell it if you want. - **Conditions:** - If you use it, make sure to include a copyright notice and permission info. - **No Guarantees:** - The software is provided as-is, without any promises of it working perfectly. - If something goes wrong, the creators aren't responsible. - **Contributions:** - If you contribute to the software, you're giving up your rights to the project owner. - But hey, you can still change what you contributed. - **Sharing is Caring:** - You can share and use the software's code freely, just keep the copyright and permission details. - **Keep it Updated:** - If you own the code, you can update it to the latest version of this license whenever you want. Remember to code responsibly and have fun building awesome things! 🚀✨ ## A more technical (boring) overview. - **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.