Adding the curl license
Christoph Röth via License-discuss <[email protected]> Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:38:54 +0100
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1692409147722204070== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------4KpuBbi5fnMzy5Bee24ysKh9" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4KpuBbi5fnMzy5Bee24ysKh9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear OSI License Discussion Forum, I would like the curl license to be added.=C2=A0Th|e license has been arou= nd=20 for quite some time, so it can be classified as a legacy license. The=20 license is available at SPDX. Please find the required information=20 attached.| **=E2=80=A2 Submit a copy of the license as an attachment in simple text f= ormat.** COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE Copyright (c) 1996 - 2015, Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]>. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any=20 purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above=20 copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS=20 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF=20 MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF= =20 THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS=20 BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN=20 ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN=20 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall= =20 not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or=20 other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of=20 the copyright holder. **=E2=80=A2 Affirmatively *state that the license complies*with the Open S= ource=20 Definition, including specifically affirming it meets OSD 3, 5, 6 and 9.** I can confirm that the license complies with the Open Source Definition. 3. Derived Works: Yes 5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups: Yes 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor: Yes 9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software: Yes **=E2=80=A2 Identify what projects are *already using*the license.** The curl project itself. **=E2=80=A2 Provide the identity and contact details of the *license stewa= rd*,=20 if known, and of the submitter. The OSI will try to get in touch with=20 the license steward if the license submitter is not the steward.** Daniel Stenberg, <[email protected]> **=E2=80=A2 Provide any additional information that the submitter believes= would=20 be helpful for license review. For example, approval of the license by=20 Debian, the FSF or the Fedora Project would be relevant to the review=20 process.** The website contains this text with detailed information about the=20 license, https://curl.se/docs/faq.html#license What license does curl use exactly? curl is released under an MIT derivative license. It is similar but not=20 identical to the MIT license. The difference is considered big enough to make SPDX list it under its=20 own identifier: curl. The changes done to the license that make it uniquely curl were tiny and= =20 well-intended, but the reasons for them have been forgotten and we=20 strongly discourage others from doing the same thing. **=E2=80=A2 Provide a *unique name*for the license, preferably including t= he=20 version number.** Full name: |curl License ||(according to SPDX)| Short identifier: |curl ||(according to SPDX)| **=E2=80=A2 If any exist, provide the unique identifier by other projects,= like=20 SPDX or ScanCode.** https://spdx.org/licenses/curl.html <https://spdx.org/licenses/curl.html> Best regards Christoph --------------4KpuBbi5fnMzy5Bee24ysKh9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-= 8"> </head> <body> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Dear OSI License Discussion Forum,</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">I would like the curl license to be added.=C2=A0Th<code class=3D"western"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">e license has been around for quite some time, so it can be classified as a legacy license. The license is available at SPDX. Please find the required information attached.</span></font>= </font></code></p> <br> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**= =E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">Submit a copy of the license as an attachment in simple text format.**</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE</font>= </font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">Copyright (c) 1996 - 2015, Daniel Stenberg, <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><[email protected]></a>. <br= > All rights reserved. </font></font> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.</font></font></= p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">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 OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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.</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**=E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Affirmatively </s= pan></font></font><strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">state that the license complies</span></font></font></strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB"> with the Open Source Definition, including specifically affirming it meets OSD 3, 5, 6 and 9.</span></font></font>**</p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">I can confirm that the license complies with the Open Source Definition.</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">3. Derived Works: Yes</font></font></p= > <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups: Yes</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor: Yes</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software: Yes</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**=E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Identify what projects are </span></font></font><strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">already using</= span></font></font></strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB"> the license.</sp= an></font></font>**</p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">The curl project itself.</font></font>= </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**=E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Provide the identity and contact details of the </span></font></font><stro= ng><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">license steward= </span></font></font></strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">, if known, and o= f the submitter. The OSI will try to get in touch with the license steward if the license submitter is not the steward.</= span></font></font>**</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Daniel Stenberg, <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>></span= ></font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**= =E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">Provide any additional information that the submitter believes would be helpful for license review. For example, approval of the license by Debian, the FSF or the Fedora Project would be relevant to the review process.</font></font>**</p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><br> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">The website contains this text with detailed information about the license, <a href=3D"https://curl.se/docs/faq.html#license" class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext">https://curl.se/docs/faq.html#= license</a></font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><br> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">What license does curl use exactly?</f= ont></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">curl is released under an MIT derivative license. It is similar but not identical to the MIT license.</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">The difference is considered big enough to make SPDX list it under its own identifier: curl.</fon= t></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">The changes done to the license that make it uniquely curl were tiny and well-intended, but the reasons for them have been forgotten and we strongly discourage others from doing the same thing.</font></font></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**=E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Provide a </span>= </font></font><strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">unique name</sp= an></font></font></strong><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB"> for the license, preferably including the version number.</span></font></font>*= *</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Full name: </span= ></font></font><code class=3D"western"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D= "3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">curl License </= span></font></font></code><code class=3D"western"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D= "3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">(according to SPDX)</span></font></font></code></p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">Short identifier:= </span></font></font><code class=3D"western"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D= "3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">curl </span></f= ont></font></code><code class=3D"western"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D= "3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">(according to SPDX)</span></font></font></code></p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">**= =E2=80=A2 <font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt">If any exist, provide the unique identifier by other projects, like SPDX or ScanCode.</font></fon= t>**</p> <p style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><a href=3D"https://spdx.org/licenses/curl.html"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size: 12pt"><span lang=3D"en-GB">https://spdx.or= g/licenses/curl.html</span></font></font></a></p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in"><br> </p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Best regards</p> <p lang=3D"en-GB" style=3D"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in">Chri= stoph</p> <br> </body> </html> --------------4KpuBbi5fnMzy5Bee24ysKh9-- --===============1692409147722204070== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KVGhlIG9waW5p b25zIGV4cHJlc3NlZCBpbiB0aGlzIGVtYWlsIGFyZSB0aG9zZSBvZiB0aGUgc2VuZGVyIGFuZCBu b3QgbmVjZXNzYXJpbHkgdGhvc2Ugb2YgdGhlIE9wZW4gU291cmNlIEluaXRpYXRpdmUuIE9mZmlj aWFsIHN0YXRlbWVudHMgYnkgdGhlIE9wZW4gU291cmNlIEluaXRpYXRpdmUgd2lsbCBiZSBzZW50 IGZyb20gYW4gb3BlbnNvdXJjZS5vcmcgZW1haWwgYWRkcmVzcy4KCkxpY2Vuc2UtZGlzY3VzcyBt YWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKTGljZW5zZS1kaXNjdXNzQGxpc3RzLm9wZW5zb3VyY2Uub3JnCmh0dHA6Ly9s aXN0cy5vcGVuc291cmNlLm9yZy9tYWlsbWFuL2xpc3RpbmZvL2xpY2Vuc2UtZGlzY3Vzc19saXN0 cy5vcGVuc291cmNlLm9yZwo= --===============1692409147722204070==--