Licence CeCILL-B (Droit français)
The French equivalent of the MIT/BSD license, compatible with permissive licenses. Governed by French law.
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Risk Assessment by Project Type (Proprietary / Commercial)
1. SaaS / Cloud Application (operated by you)
Compatible with your use case. Only requires simple attribution.
2. Distributed Software (Dynamic Linking)
Compatible with your use case. Only requires simple attribution.
3. Distributed / Embedded Software (Static Linking)
Compatible with your use case. Only requires simple attribution.
4. 100% Internal Tool (Undistributed)
Compatible with your use case. Only requires simple attribution.
Philosophy & Ideal Use
- French equivalent of the BSD license, designed to be compatible with French law.
Your Main Obligations
- Requires retention of the copyright and license text (attribution).
✓ Permissions
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Private use
⚠ Conditions
- Include copyright and CeCILL license text
✕ Limitations
- No warranty
- Limitation of liability