Version 1.0
The purpose of the Minimal Transparent Source License is to encourage software authors and copyright holders to reveal the source code of otherwise commercially valuable, closed source software, in order for prospective users and commercial licensees of the software to have a chance to thoroughly audit the software prior to purchasing or otherwise using the software, and for security researchers to have free access to the source code without needing to enter into any special arrangements with the copyright holders.
Minimal Transparent Source License
Version 1.0
Copyright (c) <YEAR> <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any natural person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to
view, copy, build, and run the Software, solely for the purpose of evaluating
and auditing the quality and security of the Software, subject in all cases
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, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, 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 ANY USE THEREOF.