From e7d7202d02e057c9d42623882b81a65ab0cd30cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aleteoryx Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 15:02:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] readme engo --- README.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0e69e45..2c52805 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,4 +3,36 @@ A set of small software licenses, meant to be as short and minimal as the BSD family, and as customizable as the Creative Commons family. -Currently a Work-in-Progress. +There is: +- a Public Domain Dedication, +- a Non-commercial License, +- and a variant of the former with attribution. + +Each supports minimal edits to the language, such as changing +"creator(s)" to "creator" for solo projects, or "software" to "work" +for non-software projects. + +The wizard is available at [aleteoryx.tilde.institute][0]. + +## Reasoning + +The purpose of this project is twofold, and can be best articulated as +two complaints with the state of software licensing: + +- Many commonly used licenses are more verbose than is necessary for +small projects. +- Licenses are pigeonholed into either software (GPL, BSD, etc) or +artistic (CC) categories, with the language of each category not +well-equipped to handle the other. + +TPL seeks to remedy this, by offering terse licenses with configurable +language. + +## Contributing + +TPL accepts contributions! The main author is no lawyer, and is mostly +basing the language here off of existing licenses. If there are +loopholes or flaws in these, please [let them know][1]! + +[0]: https://aleteoryx.tilde.institute/tpl +[1]: mailto:~aleteoryx/tpl-discuss@lists.amehut.dev -- 2.43.4