Version 1.0, June 2024
Copyright 2024
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
The proliferation of software and the ease of copying and modifying it has led to a wide variety of licenses designed to protect the rights of creators while enabling collaboration and further development of the software. This license, the Anti CSDN License (ACSL), is designed with the explicit intent of prohibiting the CSDN and its related websites, including 'gitcode' (hereinafter referred to as "CSDN") from copying, modifying, or redistributing the software (hereinafter referred to as "the Software") it applies to, while still maintaining the software's status as open source for others. The ACSL aims to promote the free use, modification, and sharing of the Software by the open-source community, with the sole restriction of CSDN's involvement.
CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network) belongs to Beijing Innovation Lezhi Network Technology Co., Ltd. It is a Chinese information technology knowledge service website with services including information technology dissemination and communication, education and training, and professional technical talent services. It operates a network community, learning platform, and communication platform.
"This License" refers to version 2.0 of the Anti CSDN License.
"The Software" refers to the software distributed under this License.
"CSDN" refers to the website and all its affiliated entities and services that are known for aggregating and redistributing content without explicit permission from the original creators. This includes but is not limited to Gitcode. For detailed information, CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network) belongs to Beijing Innovation Lezhi Network Technology Co., Ltd. It is a Chinese information technology knowledge service website with services including information technology dissemination and communication, education and training, and professional technical talent services. It operates a network community, learning platform, and communication platform.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, each contributor to the Software grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Software and such derivative works in source code or object form.
Notwithstanding the above grant, CSDN and its associated entities, including Gitcode, are expressly prohibited from:
a. Copying, modifying, or redistributing the Software or any derivative works thereof, in any form.
b. Using the Software for any form of aggregation, compilation, or database that is accessible on or through any platforms owned, operated, or controlled by CSDN and its associated entities, including Gitcode.
c. Engaging in any activity that directly or indirectly infringes on the rights granted under this License to any user of the Software.
You may reproduce and distribute copies of the Software or any derivative works thereof in any medium, with or without modifications, provided that you meet the following conditions:
a. You must give any other recipients of the Software or derivative works a copy of this License; and
b. You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files; and
c. You must retain, in the Software or derivative works, all copyright and permission notices as found in the original Software.(To prevent theft, recommend that you also add Anti CSDN license for your projects)
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.
In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, shall any contributor to the Software be liable to you for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or out of the use or inability to use the Software (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if such contributor has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
While redistributing the Software or derivative works thereof, you may choose to offer, and charge a fee for, acceptance of support, warranty, indemnity, or other liability obligations and/or rights consistent with this License. However, in accepting such obligations, you may act only on your own behalf and on your sole responsibility, not on behalf of any other contributors to the Software, and only if you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold each contributor harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against, such contributor by reason of your accepting any such warranty or additional liability.
By using, copying, modifying, or distributing the Software (or any work based on the Software), you agree to be bound by the terms of this License. If you do not agree to the terms of this License, do not use, copy, modify, or distribute the Software.
If you seek to redistribute the Software in a manner not permitted by this License, or if you have questions about obtaining additional permissions, please contact the original creators of the Software.