Make the license file be the OSL v1.1 with explanation of

front-end/back-end split.

1 files changed, 180 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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@@ -1,33 +1,188 @@
-This is just a placeholder.  I haven't decided on what the final license
-will be.  But it most likely (note the "likely" - I'm not promising
-anything until I've made a real decision) will have the following
-properties:
 
- - it will _require_ source code for the library itself (ie GPL-like in
-   that respect). Much like the LGPL.
+The 'sparse' C parser front-end library is copyrighted by Transmeta Corp
+and licensed under the "Open Software License v1.1" as obtained from
+www.opensource.org (and included here-in for easy reference) (that
+license itself is copyrighted by Larry Rosen). 
 
- - but it will expressly allow linking with arbitrary back-ends, and
-   require that too in perpetuam (ie anti-GPL in that respects, and this
-   means that it's almost certainly not going to be LGPL)
+Note that the "Original Work" that this license covers is only the
+front-end library itself, ie the code required to parse the source file
+and annotate the resulting parse tree with the semantic meaning (aka
+"types") of the sources.  Thus just the act of linking this library into
+another program (aka "back-end") does NOT in itself make that back-end
+be considered a derivative work of this Original Work. 
 
-At this point, the most likely candidate is the OSL:
+However, any modifications, callbacks or other functionality that is
+added and run either directly or indirectly by the front-end are to be
+considered derived works of this library, and as such fall under the
+requirements of this license.
 
-	http://www.opensource.org/licenses/osl.php
+				Linus Torvalds
+				Santa Clara, CA
+				April 15th, 2003
 
-with an addendum of explaining the "derivative works" issue (ie making
-sure that pure back-ends are _not_ derivative works, and the only source
-that is derivative of this is the stuff needed to build a
-self-sufficient front-end that can parse the language). 
 
-In the meantime, if you agree with the above, and expect to agree with
-whatever license I will choose with the above in mind, you can play with
-this freely, and make changes and send patches if you explicitly mark
-those patches as being compatible with whatever I do (yeah yeah, you'll
-just need to trust me).
+------
 
-Oh, and keep in mind that I'm famous for changing my mind.  Maybe I'll
-call the license the "sucker" license, and sell whatever you send me for
-billions and billions of dollars without crediting you in the
-slightest..  Sucka!
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