Mitgliederladen/LICENSE.md

DRAFT: proposed on 2023-05-27 to move away from copyright to FLOSS license

Some rights reserved, the project team @ 2023-05-25.

# The Unlicense

1. This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.

2. Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.

3. In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this software under copyright law.

4. The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.

## Note

Most, if not all developer are germans, and development has happened in germany and/or ``online''. Have a german speaking lawyer take a look at LICENSE.de-de.md to see what that means, both for you and us. In short, german law prevents us from fully embracing some aspects of every paragraph. If you want the full sneak preview:

- **Moral rights**: The Unlicense attempts to relinquish all rights, but German law insists authors retain their *moral rights*, including being recognized as the author.
- **Modifications**: German law requires that alterations to the work be clearly marked, an additional requirement in the German version of the Unlicense.[^1]
- **Liability**: A total exclusion of liability, as attempted by the Unlicense, isn't permissible in Germany. So, the German version adjusts this to adhere to local laws. This primarily impacts us as the authors, but also can affect users.

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[1]: Version Control Systems like git (as a DVCS) could implicitly solve this. But *I Am Not A Lawyer* (IANAL), so do not take my word for it! Additionally, git is not a backup solution, so it might require additional effort on your part to provide all of the history back to our original work.