We have two source code licenses, the liberal license (this one) and the strict license.
This is the liberal license agreement that we use for most of the modern Elegant Chaos source code. The full text is listed below, but here’s a summary:
- You can use the code in your own products.
- You can modify the code as you wish, and use the modified code in your products.
- You can redistribute the original, unmodified code, but you have to include the full license text below.
- You can redistribute the modified code as you wish (without the full license text below).
- In all cases, you must include a credit mentioning Sam Deane, Elegant Chaos Limited as the original author of the source.
- Sam Deane and Elegant Chaos Limited are not liable for anything you do with the code, no matter what. So be sensible.
- You can’t use our name or other marks to promote your products based on the code.
TL;DR: you’re allowed to use the code in your own products, commercial or otherwise.
Compatibility
This license (originally based on Matt Gemmell’s license) is just a version of the new BSD license, and should be compatible with it.
If you’d like us to give you special permission to use any of my code under another license, please contact us. I’m sure we can work something out.
Attribution
The license requires that you give credit to Sam Deane, Elegant Chaos Limited as the original author of any of the code that you use. The placement and format of the credit is up to you. The about box would be good, but the documentation or website is acceptable.
The suggested format for the attribution is:
Includes <name of code> code by Sam Deane, Elegant Chaos Limited.
where <name of code> would obviously be replaced by the name of the specific source-code package you made use of.
Where possible, please link the text “Elegant Chaos” to the main page of this website, or include the site’s URL (http://elegantchaos.com/).
Full Source Code License Text
License Agreement for Source Code provided by Elegant Chaos Limited
This software is supplied to you by Elegant Chaos Limited in consideration of your agreement to the
following terms, and your use, installation, modification or redistribution of this software
constitutes acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please
do not use, install, modify or redistribute this software.
In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject to these terms,
Elegant Chaos Limited grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, to use, reproduce, modify and redistribute
the software, with or without modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you
redistribute the software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain this notice
and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of the software,
and that in all cases attribution of Elegant Chaos Limited as the original author of the source code
shall be included in all such resulting software products or distributions. Neither the name,
trademarks, service marks or logos of Elegant Chaos Limited may be used to endorse or promote products
derived from the software without specific prior written permission from Elegant Chaos Limited.
Except as expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied, are
granted by Elegant Chaos Limited herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that may be
infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the software may be incorporated.
The software is provided by Elegant Chaos Limited on an "AS IS" basis. ELEGANT CHAOS LIMITED MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
REGARDING THE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ELEGANT CHAOS LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING
IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE
SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ELEGANT CHAOS LIMITED
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Questions?
If you’ve got any questions, or want to discuss any special requirements or licensing, feel free get in touch – you can find our contact details here.
We hope that you find the code helpful.