⚠️ DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer. Nothing here is legal advice.
Open Research License is derived from Java Research License (JRL) Version 1.6 found here.
You can see the changes to the license in the commit history.
| Permissions | Limitations | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| 🟢 Academic use | ❌ Commercial use | 🔵 License and copyright notice |
| 🟢 Private use | ❌ Liability | |
| 🟢 Distribution | ❌ Warranty | |
| 🟢 Modification |
The file open_research_license.txt contains the actual Open Research License.
The file LICENSE releases all files in here to the public domain. So everybody can use the Open Research License for every purpose.
I made the changes because I wanted to use a license exactly like the JRL but can generally be applied to any software without the Java and Sun terminology. I have not found a suitable license after searching online, so I created this one. Most open software licenses I have found do also allow commercial use, however I wanted the license to prohibit commercial use.
If you are aware of any other or similar license which also fit my criteria, please let me know. I am happy to learn.