Limerick Permissive License (LPL v2)
(c) 2022 Alexander E Genaud
Permission is granted hereby,
to copy, share, use, modify,
for purposes any,
for free or for money,
provided these rhymes catch eye.
This work "as is" I provide,
no warranty express or implied,
for, no purpose fit,
'tis unmerchantable shit.
Liability for damages denied.
The Limerick Permissive License is a permissive open source software license believed to be, in spirit and poetically, equivalent to the ISC and MIT Licenses. Specifically, the chimera most closely resembles the OpenBSD ISC notice followed by a distilled intersection of BSD, ISC, and MIT warranty disclaimers.
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Limerick Permissive License and Poetic License version history
2022 (LPL v2) "unmerchantable shit"
Pro: Matches the pattern of the ISC notice closely. Con: Vague object of notice: alt "use this thing, free or for bling".
(c) 2022 Alexander E Genaud ///// OpenBSD (ISC) License /////////////////////
//
Permission is granted hereby, // Permission to use, copy, modify, and (/or)
to copy, share, use, modify, // distribute this software for any purpose
for purposes any, // with or without fee is hereby granted,
for free or for money, // provided that the above copyright notice and
provided these rhymes catch eye. // this permission notice appear in all copies.
//
//
///// ISC, BSD, and MIT Disclaimers (mix) ///////
//
This work "as is" I provide, // THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
no warranty express or implied, // OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ...
for, no purpose fit, // WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
'tis unmerchantable shit. // A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ... IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
Liability for damages denied. // AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY ... DAMAGES ... WHETHER
// IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, ... ARISING ...
// IN CONNECTION WITH ... USE OF ... THE SOFTWARE.
2013 (Poetic License, version 1) "no purpose fit"
Pro: Lowers expectations: "no purpose fit".
(c) 2013 Alexander E Genaud
This work 'as is' I provide.
No warranty express or implied.
For no purpose fit,
not even a wee bit.
Liability for damages denied.
Permission is granted hereby,
to copy, share, and modify.
Use it with glee,
for profit or free.
On this notice, these rights rely.
2005 (Poetic License, version 0) "our best, to debug and test"
Pro: Refers to 'work' early and not software. Con: "best, debug and test" may imply merchantability and fitness.
Original post: http://genaud.net/2005/10/poetic-license/
(c) 2005 Alexander E Genaud
This work 'as is' we provide.
No warranty express or implied.
We’ve done our best,
to debug and test.
Liability for damages denied.
Permission is granted hereby,
to copy, share, and modify.
Use as is fit,
free or for profit.
These rights, on this notice, rely.