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aliases:
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- /doc/license/
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- /license/
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- /meta/license/
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date: 2013-07-01
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menu:
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parent: about
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title: License
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weight: 50
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---
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Hugo is released under the Simple Public License.
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> *Note: There is a plan to switch to [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), for future Hugo releases. This change would only apply forward. Existing versions of Hugo will remain released under the SimPL-2.0 license. For more information, see [the "Switching to Apache 2 license" thread in the public forum](http://discuss.gohugo.io/t/switching-to-apache-2-license/173).*
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## Simple Public License (SimPL-2.0)
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### Preamble
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This Simple Public License 2.0 (SimPL-2.0 for short) is a plain language
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implementation of GPL 2.0. The words are different, but the goal is the
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same - to guarantee for all users the freedom to share and change
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software. If anyone wonders about the meaning of the SimPL, they should
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interpret it as consistent with GPL 2.0.
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## Simple Public License (SimPL) 2.0
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The SimPL applies to the software's source and object code and comes
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with any rights that I have in it (other than trademarks). You agree to
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the SimPL by copying, distributing, or making a derivative work of the
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software.
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You get the royalty free right to:
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- Use the software for any purpose;
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- Make derivative works of it (this is called a "Derived Work");
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- Copy and distribute it and any Derived Work.
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If you distribute the software or a Derived Work, you must give back to
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the community by:
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- Prominently noting the date of any changes you make;
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- Leaving other people's copyright notices, warranty disclaimers, and
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license terms in place;
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- Providing the source code, build scripts, installation scripts, and
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interface definitions in a form that is easy to get and best to
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modify;
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- Licensing it to everyone under SimPL, or substantially similar terms
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(such as GPL 2.0), without adding further restrictions to the rights
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provided;
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- Conspicuously announcing that it is available under that license.
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There are some things that you must shoulder:
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- You get NO WARRANTIES. None of any kind;
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- If the software damages you in any way, you may only recover direct
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damages up to the amount you paid for it (that is zero if you did
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not pay anything). You may not recover any other damages, including
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those called "consequential damages." (The state or country where
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you live may not allow you to limit your liability in this way, so
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this may not apply to you);
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The SimPL continues perpetually, except that your license rights end
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automatically if:
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- You do not abide by the "give back to the community" terms (your
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licensees get to keep their rights if they abide);
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- Anyone prevents you from distributing the software under the terms
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of the SimPL.
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## License for the License
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You may do anything that you want with the SimPL text; it's a license
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form to use in any way that you find helpful. To avoid confusion,
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however, if you change the terms in any way then you may not call your
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license the Simple Public License or the SimPL (but feel free to
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acknowledge that your license is "based on the Simple Public License").
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