Template:Expat license/doc

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This template is added to files in order to indicate that they are licensed under either the MIT or X11 license.

Usage[edit]

{{{1}}} — Used to specify the copyright owner or owners.
{{{2}}} — If X11 is entered, then this template will switch to the X11 license notice.
{{{3}}} — Used to specify the date in the copyright notice.
{{{note}}} {{{note_trans}}} — Both parameters are used for writing any additional notes.

Preview[edit]

  • Expat license notice: {{Expat license}}
This file is licensed under the Expat License, also known as the MIT License:

Copyright © The author(s)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, 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.

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.


  • X11 license notice: {{Expat license|2=X11}}
This file is licensed under the X11 License, also known as the MIT License:

Copyright © The author(s)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, 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.

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.
Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of (the) Author shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from (the) Author.