Why a License Agreement

    Talking about licensing has become complex lately because we are now forced to talk about two things; the software and source code license and the trademarked name and logo. After the Google trademark battle, many open source projects became rightfully concerned about loosing trademark. After all, if it can happen to Google, what chance do I have? This has led to a storm of CLAs and other legal paperwork to protect their names. The purpose of all of it is to show that you have not "abandoned" your trademark. But none of it has been tested since Google. So, here is my attempt. What follows is the license for the software and the license for the use of the trademarked name and logo. Wish me luck!

    Software License

    A link to the full version with all attributions can be found at the bottom of each page of the SmallWall firewall. Essentially, SmallWall is based on FreeBSD and uses that license.

    SmallWall® is Copyright © 2015 by Lee Sharp (Lee@SmallWall.org).
    All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

    SmallWall is a registered trademark of Lee Sharp.

    SmallWall Name and Logo - Terms of use

    No third party or derivative work is allowed to use the name "SmallWall" or the SmallWall logo of the stylized brick wall with the name SmallWall.

    Use of the SmallWall name or logo on any website is only granted for descriptive purposes, and use of the logo MUST include a link back to the SmallWall website.

    No one may use either the name or the logo to imply approval or support of the SmallWall project without explicit, and written permission from the trademark holder, Lee Sharp.

    - Lee Sharp

© 2015 by Lee Sharp <lee@smallwall.org>. All rights reserved.