Legal: Dedicate my files to the public domain.

In an attempt to simplify the copyright status of PyCrypto, I'm placing my
code into the public domain, and encouraging other contributors to do the
same.

I have used a public domain dedication that was recommended in a book on FOSS legal
issues[1], followed by the warranty disclaimer boilerplate from the MIT license.

[1] _Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting
    Code_, a book written by Van Lindberg and published by O'Reilly Media.
    (ISBN 978-0-596-51796-0)

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/src/pycrypto_compat.h b/src/pycrypto_compat.h
index 352f4be..c40d4b5 100644
--- a/src/pycrypto_compat.h
+++ b/src/pycrypto_compat.h
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
 /*
  *  pycrypto_compat.h: Compatibility with older versions of Python
  *
- * =======================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2008  Dwayne C. Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
+ * Written in 2008 by Dwayne C. Litzenberger <dlitz@dlitz.net>
  *
- * 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.
+ * ===================================================================
+ * The contents of this file are dedicated to the public domain.  To
+ * the extent that dedication to the public domain is not available,
+ * everyone is granted a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free,
+ * non-exclusive license to exercise all rights associated with the
+ * contents of this file for any purpose whatsoever.
+ * No rights are reserved.
  *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "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 COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS 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.
- * =======================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ===================================================================
  */
 #ifndef PYCRYPTO_COMPAT_H
 #define PYCRYPTO_COMPAT_H