critcl_license(n)

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💖 critcl_license(n) — the CriTcl License page, bestie

Okay so you opened critcl_license(n), the license page for CriTcl — aka the C Runtime In Tcl — and honestly? Good instincts, bestie, always read the license ✨ (this one's a short read and it's giving generous, no cap).

🌸 NAME

critcl_license — The CriTcl License. That's the whole name. Iconic brevity 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION

Be so welcome to the C Runtime In Tcl (short: CriTcl), a whole system for embedding and using C code from inside your Tcl [http://core.tcl-lang.org/tcl] scripts. Like, C code, but living rent-free inside your Tcl script. Main character energy fr fr 👑

And the licensing tea? All packages are under the BSD license. Periodt. 🎀

📜 LICENSE

This software is copyrighted by Andreas Kupries and other parties. The following terms apply to all files associated with the software unless explicitly disclaimed in individual files. (Read that again — unless a specific file says otherwise, these rules are the rules 💜)

Now the good part, and hear me out because this is actually slay:

The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and license this software and its documentation for any purpose — yes, any — provided that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies, and that this notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No written agreement, no license, no royalty fee required for any of the authorized uses. Zero. Nada. 🫶

And the remix rights? Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors and need not follow the licensing terms described here — provided that the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of each file where they apply. Your fork, your rules, just be loud about it on page one, iykyk 🌈

⚠️ Okay now the loud part. The original shouts this in all caps and we are NOT softening it, because it is legally doing the heavy lifting:

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.

Translation, bestie: it's as-is, nobody owes you maintenance, support, updates, enhancements, or modifications, and if it goes sideways that's genuinely not on them 😭💀

🏛️ GOVERNMENT USE

If you're acquiring this software on behalf of the U.S. government, the Government shall have only "Restricted Rights" in the software and related documentation as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) in Clause 52.227.19 (c) (2).

If you're acquiring the software on behalf of the Department of Defense, the software shall be classified as "Commercial Computer Software" and the Government shall have only "Restricted Rights" as defined in Clause 252.227-7014 (b) (3) of DFARs.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authors grant the U.S. Government and others acting in its behalf permission to use and distribute the software in accordance with the terms specified in this license. Everybody eats 🍓

👑 AUTHORS

The absolutely iconic people who made this:

  • Jean Claude Wippler
  • Steve Landers
  • Andreas Kupries

🐛 BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

Real talk: this document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Like, it's software, bestie 💀

Please report them at:

https://github.com/andreas-kupries/critcl/issues

Ideas for enhancements you may have for either the package, the application, and/or the documentation are also very welcome and should be reported at:

https://github.com/andreas-kupries/critcl/issues

as well. Same link, both vibes. Go off 🌸

⭐ KEYWORDS

The whole tag wall, no skips:

  • C code
  • Embedded C Code
  • calling C code from Tcl
  • code generator
  • compile & run
  • compiler
  • dynamic code generation
  • dynamic compilation
  • generate package
  • linker
  • on demand compilation
  • on-the-fly compilation

That's a lot of keywords and honestly? She earned every one 🔥

🧚 CATEGORY

Glueing/Embedded C code. Yes, "Glueing" with the extra e. Respect the spelling, it's vintage 💜

  • Copyright (c) Jean-Claude Wippler
  • Copyright (c) Steve Landers
  • Copyright (c) 2011-2024 Andreas Kupries

✨ And that's the whole page, bestie! Signing off from source/version doc, revision 1, of critcl_license(n) — go forth, embed your C in your Tcl, credit the authors, and keep the notice verbatim in your distributions 🫶💖

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