License¶

Zensical is built on the belief that the Open Source model is the best software development and licensing model to drive innovation and prosperity. All our software is licensed under OSI-approved licenses, ensuring transparency, collaboration, and long-term sustainability for our projects.

By making our software Open Source, we empower individuals and organizations to build upon it, contribute improvements, and create value for the wider community. This openness is a core part of our vision for Zensical, which aims to ensure that it addresses the genuine needs of the community of users rather than the needs of shareholders.

Below, we describe the licenses we use and explain why we believe they are suitable choices for each component in the Zensical family.

The MIT License¶

The MIT license is a permissive Open Source license that allows users to do almost anything with the software, including modifying, distributing, and using it in proprietary projects. It only requires reproduction of the copyright statement and of the license itself. Its simplicity and flexibility makes it one of the most popular choices for Open Source projects of all sizes.

All Zensical components that do not involve hosting or additional services are licensed under the MIT license. Since Zensical is a static site generator, this includes the majority of components. We license them under the MIT license to facilitate the widest possible use, including in commercial projects. Our intention is that the components licensed under the MIT License can be used without raising questions of license compliance as long as the copyright and license are reproduced.

The software can be modified as needed to fit any conceivable use case and those modifications can be shared with others but do not need to be distributed for free or in source form. We believe that Open Source is a great development model but accept that others might want to pursue other avenues. They might, for example, work under constraints not of their own making or might simply not feel that they are in a position to pursue this approach.

The MIT license contains disclaimers of liability and warranty. These are essential clauses in Open Source licensing. We give away the software for free and it is used under a broad license rather than under a contract. We encourage its use in the broadest range of circumstances. This is why we cannot accept any kind of liability or warranty.

By choosing the MIT license, we ensure that Zensical can be used in the widest possible range of projects and contexts. We firmly believe that this is the best approach to ensuring that quality of the software, the maximization of user value, and the ultimate sustainability of it.