https://github.com/wistex/pay-it-forward-license
A license designed to give freedom while encouraging people to pay it forward.
https://github.com/wistex/pay-it-forward-license
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A license designed to give freedom while encouraging people to pay it forward.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/wistex/pay-it-forward-license
- Owner: WisTex
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-01-26T09:54:38.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-26T11:26:06.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-30T13:44:51.602Z (5 months ago)
- Size: 35.2 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Pay It Forward License (PIFL)
A license designed to give freedom while encouraging people to pay it forward.
The Pay It Forward License is modeled after the expat version of the MIT License, which grants users unrestricted freedom to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software.
However, we have added additional provisions that are designed to encourage people to pay it forward, either by contributing to the original project, or releasing any modifications they make under the Pay It Forward License. If they are wealthy, they have to option of mentoring at least 10 people, and teach them how to be financially independent.
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Pay It Forward License - Version 1.0
Copyright (c) 2023 {name of copyright holder}
Software: {name of software}
Website: {link to website}
Repository: {link to repository}
Authors: {name of authors, and/or a link to contributors}
Permission is hereby granted, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
Anyone making less than US$1 million dollars in income or revenue per year
may use this Software free of charge.
Any person, company, trust, non-profit, ngo, government agency, or other legal entity
with an income or revenue of more than US$1 million per year may only use this
Software if one or more of the following criteria are met:
1. You purchase a commercial license for the Software or make a significant financial
contribution to the source project, if available. The copyright holder may set a
reasonable minimum contribution amount to qualifty under this provision.
2. You contribute code, documentation, and other resources to the source project,
if accepted by the copyright holder.
3. You release and make publicly available any and all modifications and enhancements
that you make to the Software, and make it available under the Pay It Forward License.
You must attempt to notify the copyright holder so they can download, view, and use it.
4. You mentor at least 10 people, at no cost to them, and they make 10 times
the income they started with, and make over US$1 million per year after you mentor them.
Be sure to document this, in case evidence is required by the copyright holder.
You only have to pick one of the above if you make more than US$1 million per year,
but we encourage you to do more. If option 1 and 2 are not available,
you must choose option 3 or 4.
Although this license permits you to sublicense the Software under a different license,
be aware that your license does not change the terms of this license, and you must
include a copy of this license with the Software. You may not take any action that
prevents people from execising their rights or obligations under this license.
If you want to sublicense this Software and do not want to include this
copyright notice and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions of the
Software, you MUST purchase a commercial license, if available.
You cannot claim that Software created by the copyright holder is yours and must
always give proper credit to the author(s). However, you may not make it look
like the copyright holder or authors endorse you or your project.
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. 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.
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