OpenSSL License

This is a reading of the license OpenSSL License. Published by The OpenSSL Project. It covers Software. Version 2 of the model.

1. What you may do

This license permits the following.
Charge distribution fee. Charging a fee for the act of providing a copy of the work to someone else.
Commercial use. Using the work to generate income, directly or indirectly, for example by selling it or by using it in advertising.
Derivative works. Distributing an adaptation of the work and making it available to the public.
Derive. Creating a new work from the work, such as a translation, adaptation or arrangement of it or of a part of it.
Display. Showing the work to the public without making a copy the viewer keeps.
Distribute. Providing copies of the work to the public or to anyone else.
Modified works. Distributing a modified version of the work that does not amount to a new, derivative work.
Modify. Altering the work, for example by updating it, without creating a new work; an alteration that creates a new work is Derive.
Present. Performing the work in public, including by broadcast or other communication to the public.
Reproduce. Making copies of the work in any form.

2. What you must do

These conditions come with the permissions above.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of derive.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of derive.
Rename. Giving a modified or derived work a name that tells it apart from the original. It is a condition of derive.
Add statement. Attaching terms, notices or statements of one's own to the work or to one's modifications when passing it on. It is a condition of distribute.
Advertising acknowledgement. Displaying a prescribed acknowledgement, whose wording dalicc:PromotionSpecification carries, in every advertisement that mentions the work or its use. It is a condition of distribute.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of distribute.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of distribute.
Attribution. Giving credit to the copyright holders or authors of the work, in the form the licensor asks for. It is a condition of modify.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of modify.
Rename. Giving a modified or derived work a name that tells it apart from the original. It is a condition of modify.

3. What you may not do

This license prohibits the following.
Change license. Replacing the license of the work, or of an adaptation, with another license, or changing its terms.
Promote. Using the name or trademarks of the licensor or of contributors to endorse or promote a product.

4. Further terms

The license states these terms about itself.
Validity period: Perpetual.
Region: Worldwide.

5. Warranty, liability and support

The license carries the following clauses, quoted from the model.
Warranty disclaimer: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
Limitation of liability: IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Additional clauses: 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"
Promotion specification: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)

This text was generated from the machine readable model of the license. It is not legal advice, and only the license itself is binding.