Author: Wei Jianfan
The prudish version is actually the prudish version.
First the original, then the formal, then the vernacular.
Without further ado, let’s begin:
EN:
Apache License
Version 2.0, January 2004
www.apache.org/licenses/
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION)
Serious:
Apache license
Version 2.0, January 2004
www.apache.org/licenses/
Terms and conditions for use, reproduction and distribution
Man:
Apache license here!
Version 2.0, January 2004
www.apache.org/licenses/
Do as I say, and you can use my stuff!
EN:
1.Definitions.
“License” shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined by Sections 1 through 9 of this document.
“Licensor” shall mean the copyright owner or entity authorized by the copyright owner that is granting the License.
“Legal Entity” shall mean the union of the acting Entity and all other entities that are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means (i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.
“You “(or “Your”) shall mean an individual or Legal Entity exercising permissions by this License.
Serious:
Definition 1.
“Licenses” are the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined in sections 1 through 9 of this article.
“Licensor” is the copyright owner (or an entity authorized by the copyright owner) licensed under this License.
“Legal entity” means the acting entity and all entities that control it, control it, or are under common control with it. “Control” means :(I) the power to direct or manage the entity, directly or indirectly, by contract or otherwise. Or (ii) ownership of fifty (50%) or more of the outstanding shares. Or (iii) beneficial ownership of the entity.
“You” (or “you”) is the person or legal person to whom rights are being granted.
Man:
1. A few concepts!
A “license” means I give you permission to do what I don’t give you permission to do. What are the rights? What are the obligations? What are the conditions?!
The licensor, which is me, and my friends, we made this thing. Oh, and I could be a company.
“Legal entity” is an institution, a company, or an organization.
“You” is you who want to use my stuff, or you!
EN:
“Source” form shall mean the preferred form for making modifications, including but not limited to software source code, documentation source, and configuration files.
“Object” form shall mean any form modifier from mechanical transformation or translation of a Source form, including but not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation, and conversions to other media types.
“Work” shall mean the Work of authorship, whether in Source or Object form, made available under the License, as indicated by a copyright notice that is included in or attached to the work (an example is provided in the Appendix below).
“Derivative Works” shall mean any work, whether in Source or Object form, that is based on (or derived from) the Work and for which the editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications represent, as a whole, an original work of authorship. For the purposes of this License, Derivative Works shall not include works that remain separable from, or merely link (or bind by name) to the interfaces of, the Work and Derivative Works thereof.
Serious:
“Source” form means a preferred form for easy modification, including, but not limited to, software source code, source documentation, and configuration files.
“Object” form means the machine-transformed or translated result of the source code, including but not limited to compiled object code, generated documentation, and other media types converted.
“Work” means the work of the author available under this License, whether in source or object form, that contains or is accompanied by a copyright notice. (See appendix to this license for example)
“Derivative work” means a work based on a work, edited, revised, annotated, deepened or otherwise modified, resulting in an overall original work. For the purposes of this license, the Derivative Works do not include works that are separable from the Derivative Works or that are simply linked (or bound) together through interfaces.
Man:
“Source code” is what you want most, source code, documentation, configuration files, etc.
The “target” form is the compiled or translated product of the source code, including executable files, as well as various other formats.
“Work” is this software, with or without source code, but certainly with copyright! (See sample below)
A “derivative” is something that comes from tinkering with my work, but you have to be original! If you can, you’d better not mix it with me!
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“Contribution” shall mean any work of authorship, including the original version of the Work and any modifications or additions to that Work or Derivative Works thereof, that is intentionally submitted to Licensor for inclusion in the Work by the copyright owner or by an individual or Legal Entity authorized to submit on behalf of the copyright owner. For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to the Licensor or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, the Licensor for the purpose of discussing and improving the Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by the copyright owner as “Not a Contribution.”
“Contributor” shall mean Licensor and any individual or Legal Entity on behalf of whom a Contribution has been received by Licensor and subsequently incorporated within the Work.
Serious:
“Contributions” include the original version of the Work and any modifications or additions to the Work or derivative works that are intentionally “submitted” to the Licensor by the copyright owner or by a person or legal person authorized by the Copyright Owner for inclusion in the Work. For the purpose of this definition, “Submission” means any form of electronic, oral or written communication to or on behalf of Licensor, including, but not limited to, E-mail lists, source control systems, problem tracking systems, etc., managed by or on behalf of Licensor to discuss and improve the Work, But it does not include communications that are clearly marked as “not a contribution.”
“Contributor” means licensor and those individuals or legal persons who contribute. The licensor receives contributions from these individuals and incorporates them into the work.
Man:
“Contribution” is the supplement and improvement of this work, who changed, that part of the copyright belongs to others. Contributions can be submitted any way they want, it doesn’t matter, but if someone specifically says “not a contribution,” they shouldn’t.
“Contributors”, me and my friends are all contributors! Of course, the contribution is my little friend!
EN:
2.Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, each Contributor hereby grants to You a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Work and such Derivative Works in Source or Object form.
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2. Copyright License. On the premise of abide by the terms and conditions of this license, each contributor hereby grants you a permanent, global, a non-exclusive, free of charge, royalty free, irrevocable license of the copyright to copy, prepare derivative works, public display, public use, licensing, distribution of this work and its derivative works (whether in the form of “source” or “target”).
Man:
2. Copyright License. As long as you abide by my terms, we’ll let you use it forever, free of charge, and never back out, no matter what nationality you are (as long as you’re from earth)! Not only can you use it, you can change it, you can change it and distribute it, you can distribute it without the source code, you can use another license, and you can charge for it! I’m generous enough, praise me
EN:
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Serious:
3. Patent licensing. In the premise of abide by the terms and conditions of this license, each contributor hereby grants you a permanent, global, and non-exclusive, free, royalty-free, irrevocable (except this section lists exceptions) licensing, used for production, commissioning, use, offer to sell, sell, import this work or otherwise transfer this work, The foregoing patent licenses are limited to patent claims licensed by licensed contributors whose contributions, or their combination with the work, inevitably result in infringement of such patent claims. Any patent license granted to you under this License terminates on the date of filing of a patent action against any entity (including cross-claim and counterclaim) alleging that the work or contribution constitutes infringement, directly or indirectly.
Man:
3. Patent licensing. If the work contains any patent (either now or in the future) owned by me or one of my friends, then you are hereby authorized to exploit the patent, that is, to make, have made, sell, import, or otherwise transfer the work using the patent. We’re not suing you!
B: You know, the patent is our exclusive, and you can’t use it without giving you permission.
This license is permanent, free of charge, unlimited in any country, and will not be retracted, unless one day you actually say that this work infringes upon your rights, then we immediately withdraw the patent license that has been granted to you. (This is not the kind of Wolf we want to see!)
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4.Redistribution. You may reproduce and distribute copies of the Work or Derivative Works thereof in any medium, with or without modifications, and in Source or Object form, provided that You meet the following conditions:
* You must give any other recipients of the Work or Derivative Works a copy of this License; and
* You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that You changed the files; and
* You must retain, in the Source form of any Derivative Works that You distribute, all copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices from the Source form of the Work, excluding those notices that do not pertain to any part of the Derivative Works; and
* If the Work includes a “NOTICE” text file as part of its distribution, then any Derivative Works that You distribute must include a readable copy of the attribution notices contained within such NOTICE file, excluding those notices that do not pertain to any part of the Derivative Works, in at least one of the following places: within a NOTICE text file distributed as part of the Derivative Works; within the Source form or documentation, if provided along with the Derivative Works; or, within a display generated by the Derivative Works, if and wherever such third-party notices normally appear. The contents of the NOTICE file are for informational purposes only and do not modify the License. You may add Your own attribution notices within Derivative Works that You distribute, alongside or as an addendum to the NOTICE text from the Work, provided that such additional attribution notices cannot be construed as modifying the License.
* You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions for use, reproduction, or distribution of Your modifications, or for any such Derivative Works as a whole, provided Your use, reproduction, and distribution of the Work otherwise complies with the conditions stated in this License.
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4. Redistribute. You may copy and distribute this work or derivative works, in any medium, modify or keep them as they are, in source or target form, provided that all of the following conditions are met.
* You must give the recipient a copy of this license;
* You must include in any modified file an obvious declaration that you have changed the file;
* In the source code of the Derivative works distributed by you, you must retain all copyright, patent, trademark and attribution statements in the source code of the Derivative works, except those not related to the Derivative works;
* If this work is distributed with a “NOTICE” text file, then any derivative work distributed by you must have the attribution statement contained in the NOTICE file (except for statements unrelated to the Derivative work), a readable copy of which shall be located in at least one of the following places: the NOTICE file with which the Derivative work is distributed; The source code or documentation (if any) accompanying the derivative work; On the display page generated by the derivative work (unlimited if possible). The contents of the NOTICE file are informational only and the licenses contained therein may not be modified. You may add or attach your own attribution information to the NOTICE text of derivative works, provided that this does not change the license.
* In your modifications, you may add your copyright notice and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions for others to use, copy or distribute your modifications or the entire derivative work, provided that your use, copy and distribution of the Work meets the conditions set forth in this License.
Man:
4. Redistribute. You can copy this work or derivative work to others, send to others, sell to others, let him download, install for him and so on, no matter what way you pass, as long as you give the software to him, even if distributed to him. When you distribute it to him, you can change it or not, you can bring the source code with you or not, but you must do the following (and all of them!) :
* Bring a copy of this permit!
* You have to say something, and say it visibly!
* Copyright, patents, trademarks and acknowledgements related to this work, as long as used, must be retained!
* I put all the thanks I give to people in my “NOTICE” file. You should wear them too (unless you really don’t need them anymore). You should include acknowledgments in these places: NOTICE files of your work; The source code or documentation of your work; In the interface of your work (if you don’t even have an interface, forget it).
* The copyright belongs to you! You can add a new license to your modifications, or to your entire derivative work, or you can use a completely different license. But you have to do what I want with my work.
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5.Submission of Contributions. Unless You explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the Work by You to the Licensor shall be under the terms and conditions of this License, without any additional terms or conditions. Notwithstanding the above, nothing herein shall supersede or modify the terms of any separate license agreement you may have executed with Licensor regarding such Contributions.
Serious:
5. Submit contributions. Unless you specify otherwise, any contribution you knowingly submit to licensor (for inclusion in the work) is by default subject to the terms and conditions of this license and there are no other terms or conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this article shall supersede or modify any other terms (which may) be otherwise entered into between you and the Licensor regarding this contribution.
Man:
5. Submission is accepted. If you submit something to me without explicitly stating it, you accept my terms. For example, copyright, patent that piece even if you recognize, can’t take this to say a thing in the future. Of course, if you want to sign something special with me, we’ll talk about it.
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6.Trademarks. This License does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of the Licensor, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the Work and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.
Serious:
6. Logo. This license does not authorize the use of Licensor’s trade name, trademark, service mark, or Product name, except as reasonably and routinely necessary in describing the source of the work and in reproducing the NOTICE document.
Man:
6. Logo. No one can use my trade name, trademark, service mark, or product name unless you thank me by reasonably quoting it.
EN:
7.Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, Licensor provides the Work (and each Contributor provides its Contributions) on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Work and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this License.
Serious:
7. There are no guarantees. Unless applicable law or agreed to in writing, otherwise the licensor is provided “as-is” this works (and so is every contributor to provide its contribution), without any kind of guarantee or conditions (whether express or implied), including but not limited to any infringement of right guarantee, the guarantee, marketability, applicability of guarantee or conditions. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Work and assume any risks associated with your exercise of the rights granted to you under this license.
Man:
7. There are no guarantees. This work IS AS IS, without any guarantee, you watch it, if you like to use it, any place you are not comfortable with, you can deal with it yourself. Don’t call me if anything goes wrong. I don’t care.
EN:
8.Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, shall any Contributor be liable to You for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or out of the use or inability to use the Work (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if such Contributor has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Serious:
8. Scope of responsibility. In no event or on any legal basis shall any Contributor be liable for your damages, whether arising from tort (including negligence), contract or otherwise, except as required by applicable law (such as intentional and gross negligence) or with written consent. These losses including due to this permission, or due to use or not use this work, any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or result with the loss of any nature (including but not limited to, because of the goodwill is impaired, shutdown, computer fault or failure, as well as any other commercial damage and losses). Even if the contributor has been informed of the possibility of such losses.
Man:
8. Responsible? No way. None of us will be held responsible unless one of us really does something wrong and intentionally breaks the law. I don’t care what you lose, even if I’ve been warned it might happen!
EN:
9.Accepting Warranty or Additional Liability. While redistributing the Work or Derivative Works thereof, You may choose to offer, and charge a fee for, acceptance of support, warranty, indemnity, or other liability obligations and/or rights consistent with this License. However, in accepting such obligations, You may act only on Your own behalf and on Your sole responsibility, not on behalf of any other Contributor, and only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold each Contributor harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against, such Contributor by reason of your accepting any such warranty or additional liability.
Serious:
9. Assume warranty or other responsibilities. In distributing this work or its derivatives, you may elect to provide support, warranties, warranties and other responsibilities, obligations and rights that do not conflict with this License, for a fee. However, in accepting such liability, you are solely and for yourself and not for any other Contributor, and you must agree to guarantee and defend each Contributor from any loss or liability arising from your provision of such warranty or other liability.
Man:
9. You want responsibility? Yeah, because you might have to sell it, and that’s understandable. But only if you meet my criteria. Your responsibility is your own. Don’t take me with you. If you get us in trouble, you’re gonna cover for us, and if there’s any damage, you’re gonna pay us back.
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END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Serious:
End of terms and conditions
Man:
That’s it!
EN:
APPENDIX: HOW TO APPLY THE APACHE LICENSE TO YOUR WORK
You should include a copy of the Apache License, typically in a file called LICENSE, in your work, and consider also including a NOTICE file.
To apply the Apache License to specific files in your work, attach the following boilerplate declaration, with the fields enclosed by brackets “[]” replaced with your own identifying information. (Don’t include the brackets!) The text should be enclosed in the appropriate comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a file or class name and description of purpose be included on the same “printed page” as the copyright notice for easier identification within third-party archives.
Serious:
Appendix: How to use the APACHE license in your work
You should have a LICENSE file with your work that contains a copy of the Apache LICENSE, and you should also consider putting a NOTICE file.
When applying the Apache license to a particular file in your work, attach the following boilerplate declaration, and the fields enclosed in “[]” should be replaced with your own identification information. (Don’t include square brackets!) This text should be in the comments of the file. We also recommend putting the filename or category name and description of use on the same “print page” as the copyright notice to make it easier to distinguish third-party documents.
Man:
Appendix: by the way teach you how to use ~
In the root directory of your work, put a LICENSE file that contains this LICENSE. Do not change anything. You should also put in a NOTICE file thanking you for the work you use and bring the copyright and license with you.
In the header of your source code, add the following sentence. Replace [YYYY] with the year, such as 2019 or 2019-2020, and replace [name of copyright owner] with your name. Remove the square brackets!
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Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
www.apache.org/licenses/LI…
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
Serious:
Copyright [Year] [Name of copyright Owner]
License under the Apache 2.0 License (the “License”);
This document shall not be used unless a permit is complied with.
You can obtain a copy of the license at:
www.apache.org/licenses/LI…
Unless required by applicable law or agreed in writing
Distribution is on an “as is” basis according to the license statement,
There are no warranties or conditions, express or implied.
See License for details of licensing and restrictions.
Man:
Copyright [Year] [Your name]
This file is under the Apache 2.0 license, so don’t use it unless you can.
Full text here: www.apache.org/licenses/LI…
This software so, say good, I irresponsible ah.
Specific provision asks you to see original text!
Note 1: If you want to learn more, read the companion article: A Step-by-step Interpretation of the Apache License
Note 2: This article is copyrighted BY Sir Wei under CC-BY license.
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