Cea Cnrs Inria Logiciel Libre License, version 2.1

History

This license model has 2 versions. Version 2 is the one served today; every earlier version keeps its own address, so a conclusion drawn from one of them can still be checked against it.

1. Version 2 current2026-09-24 Giray Havur

   The content review of 2026-09-15 added 1 identification detail, removed 1 prohibition and recorded the review state. Later changes brought it in line with its family and its text in the verification of 2026-09-15 and named the license the record itself is published under.

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   11 changes

   • added dalicc:reviewStatus dalicc:Reviewed

     Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

   • added dalicc:reviewedOn "2026-09-15"^^xsd:date

     Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

   • removed prohibition cc:ShareAlike

     Review finding Article 5.3.2 states: "les conditions de distribution du Logiciel Modifie en resultant sont alors soumises a l'integralite des dispositions du Contrat" (the modified software must be distributed under the whole of this agreement). The record prohibited cc:ShareAlike. Removed.

   • added spdx:licenseId "CECILL-2.1"

     Review finding Added CECILL-2.1. The record already carried "CECILL-2.1" as dct:alternative and the Open Source Initiative page for that id as dct:source.

   • changed cc:attributionName "CEA, CNRS, INRIA"

     was cc:attributionName " CEA, CNRS, INRIA"

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • added dalicc:LiabilityLimitation "8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof. 8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular: (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data, loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders, opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party, shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to any or all compensation from the Licensor."

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • changed dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer "9.3 Le Licencié reconnaît que le Logiciel est fourni \"en l'état\" par le Concédant sans autre garantie, expresse ou tacite, que celle prévue à l'article 9.2 et notamment sans aucune garantie sur sa valeur commerciale, son caractère sécurisé, innovant ou pertinent. En particulier, le Concédant ne garantit pas que le Logiciel est exempt d'erreur, qu'il fonctionnera sans interruption, qu'il sera compatible avec l'équipement du Licencié et sa configuration logicielle ni qu'il remplira les besoins du Licencié."

     was dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer "8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof. 8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular: (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data, loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders, opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party, shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to any or all compensation from the Licensor."

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • changed dct:publisher "CEA, CNRS, INRIA"

     was dct:publisher " CEA, CNRS, INRIA"

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • removed prohibition dalicc:addStatement

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • removed prohibition dalicc:promote

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency: dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer held Article 8, the liability article, and Article 9, the warranty article, was absent; the record prohibited dalicc:promote although CeCILL 2.1 has no trademark clause and prohibited dalicc:addStatement although Article 5.3.4 requires a statement; and cc:attributionName and dct:publisher both began with a space. Article 9.3 is quoted from the French legal code the record cites, which is the version that was retrieved.

   • added dct:license <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>

     Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

2. Version 1

   The version this model had before the content review of 2026-09-15.

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Every change names the reason behind it: a finding of the content review, one of its library-wide decisions, the metadata that review wrote onto every record, or a hand edit. None of it is legal advice.