From 78da395506be29fa5497ba0afe7623f1306b677a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Fontana Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 05:07:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add GPL Cooperation Commitment (#3445) --- COMMITMENT | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 COMMITMENT diff --git a/COMMITMENT b/COMMITMENT new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a687e0ddb --- /dev/null +++ b/COMMITMENT @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +GPL Cooperation Commitment +Version 1.0 + +Before filing or continuing to prosecute any legal proceeding or claim +(other than a Defensive Action) arising from termination of a Covered +License, we commit to extend to the person or entity ('you') accused +of violating the Covered License the following provisions regarding +cure and reinstatement, taken from GPL version 3. As used here, the +term 'this License' refers to the specific Covered License being +enforced. + + However, if you cease all violation of this License, then your + license from a particular copyright holder is reinstated (a) + provisionally, unless and until the copyright holder explicitly + and finally terminates your license, and (b) permanently, if the + copyright holder fails to notify you of the violation by some + reasonable means prior to 60 days after the cessation. + + Moreover, your license from a particular copyright holder is + reinstated permanently if the copyright holder notifies you of the + violation by some reasonable means, this is the first time you + have received notice of violation of this License (for any work) + from that copyright holder, and you cure the violation prior to 30 + days after your receipt of the notice. + +We intend this Commitment to be irrevocable, and binding and +enforceable against us and assignees of or successors to our +copyrights. + +Definitions + +'Covered License' means the GNU General Public License, version 2 +(GPLv2), the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 +(LGPLv2.1), or the GNU Library General Public License, version 2 +(LGPLv2), all as published by the Free Software Foundation. + +'Defensive Action' means a legal proceeding or claim that We bring +against you in response to a prior proceeding or claim initiated by +you or your affiliate. + +'We' means each contributor to this repository as of the date of +inclusion of this file, including subsidiaries of a corporate +contributor. + +This work is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike +4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).