Can I use the Simple Machines License to license my own software?

[Charybdis]

Hello,

may I use word for word the Simple Machines License to license my own software? Is the license itself copyrighted?

Please allow for other software developers to use it, it is a well written license, and I don't know a license which is similar to it.

For example, I can use the GNU General Public Licenses freely to license my own software, can I do the same with the Simple Machines License?

[Arantor]

Well, I wouldn't use it word for word, for one - that would assign rights to Simple Machines LLC.

I personally don't see a problem with that provided attribution is in place (i.e. license based on the Simple Machines License) however I'm not in a position to make a formal judgement on that.

Hopefully one of the people with the knowledge can give you a better answer.

[Charybdis]

Well, I wouldn't use it word for word, for one - that would assign rights to Simple Machines LLC.

I personally don't see a problem with that provided attribution is in place (i.e. license based on the Simple Machines License) however I'm not in a position to make a formal judgement on that.

Hopefully one of the people with the knowledge can give you a better answer.

Of course I mean word for word, except replacing all the occurences of the words "Simple Machines LLC" and "http://www.simplemachines.org/".

Is it enough attribution to claim that "This software is published under the terms of the Simple Machines License", then show the text of the license with my own company name?

[Arantor]

I don't know personally. I would think so, but I'm not responsible for that decision.

That's why I'd prefer to wait for one of the project manager type people to say definitively; I did bump the question in the team area for this for you.