JsonCpp is now licensed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and recognized in your jurisdiction.

LICENSE

@@ -1 +1,57 @@
-The json-cpp library and this documentation are in Public Domain.
+This is the LICENSE file for JsonCpp, a C++ library implementing a
+JSON format reader and writer.
+
+Author: Baptiste Lepilleur
+
+The license for this library's code is as follows:
+
+   - If the code is used in a jurisdiction where Public Domain
+   property is regonized, then this code may be considered to be
+   in the Public Domain. Its author expressly disclaims copyright
+   in jurisdictions where such a disclaimer is allowed.
+
+   - If the code is used in a jurisdiction which does not recognize
+   Public Domain, the code must be used in terms with the MIT license,
+   as described clearly and concisely at:
+
+   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
+
+   and reproduced in full below.
+
+   - If the code is used in a jurisdiction which recognizes Public
+   Domain, the user may instead use the code under the terms of the
+   MIT license.
+
+   The MIT licensing terms follow:
+
+========================================================================
+Copyright (c) 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject 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,
+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.
+========================================================================
+(END LICENSE TEXT)
+
+The MIT license is compatible with both the GPL and commercial
+software, affording one all of the rights of Public Domain with the
+minor nuisance of being required to keep the above copyright notice
+and license text in the source code. Note also that by accepting the
+Public Domain "license" you can re-license your copy using whatever
+license you like.

NEWS.txt

@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@
     
   - The type Json::ArrayIndex is used for indexes of a JSON value array. It
     is an unsigned int (typically 32 bits).
+
+* License
+  
+  - See file LICENSE for details. Basically JsonCpp is now licensed under 
+    MIT license, or public domain if desired and recognized in your jurisdiction.

README.txt

@@ -120,3 +120,9 @@ Below is a short description of the content of each file:
     jsontest.exe from reading test_complex_01.rewrite.
 test_complex_01.process-output: jsontest.exe output, typically useful to
     understand parsing error.
+
+* License
+  =======
+  
+See file LICENSE for details. Basically JsonCpp is licensed under 
+MIT license, or public domain if desired and recognized in your jurisdiction.

devtools/licenseupdater.py

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+"""Updates the license text in source file.
+"""
+
+# An existing license is found if the file starts with the string below,
+# and ends with the first blank line.
+LICENSE_BEGIN = "// Copyright "
+
+BRIEF_LICENSE = LICENSE_BEGIN + """2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
+""".replace('\r\n','\n')
+
+def update_license( path, dry_run, show_diff ):
+    """Update the license statement in the specified file.
+    Parameters:
+      path: path of the C++ source file to update.
+      dry_run: if True, just print the path of the file that would be updated,
+               but don't change it.
+      show_diff: if True, print the path of the file that would be modified,
+                 as well as the change made to the file. 
+    """
+    with open( path, 'rt' ) as fin:
+        original_text = fin.read().replace('\r\n','\n')
+        newline = fin.newlines and fin.newlines[0] or '\n'
+    if not original_text.startswith( LICENSE_BEGIN ):
+        # No existing license found => prepend it
+        new_text = BRIEF_LICENSE + original_text
+    else:
+        license_end_index = original_text.index( '\n\n' ) # search first blank line
+        new_text = BRIEF_LICENSE + original_text[license_end_index+2:]
+    if original_text != new_text:
+        if not dry_run:
+            with open( path, 'wb' ) as fout:
+                fout.write( new_text.replace('\n', newline ) )
+        print 'Updated', path
+        if show_diff:
+            import difflib
+            print '\n'.join( difflib.unified_diff( original_text.split('\n'),
+                                                   new_text.split('\n') ) )
+        return True
+    return False
+
+def update_license_in_source_directories( source_dirs, dry_run, show_diff ):
+    """Updates license text in C++ source files found in directory source_dirs.
+    Parameters:
+      source_dirs: list of directory to scan for C++ sources. Directories are
+                   scanned recursively.
+      dry_run: if True, just print the path of the file that would be updated,
+               but don't change it.
+      show_diff: if True, print the path of the file that would be modified,
+                 as well as the change made to the file. 
+    """
+    from devtools import antglob
+    prune_dirs = antglob.prune_dirs + 'scons-local* ./build* ./libs ./dist'
+    for source_dir in source_dirs:
+        cpp_sources = antglob.glob( source_dir,
+            includes = '''**/*.h **/*.cpp **/*.inl''',
+            prune_dirs = prune_dirs )
+        for source in cpp_sources:
+            update_license( source, dry_run, show_diff )
+
+def main():
+    usage = """%prog DIR [DIR2...]
+Updates license text in sources of the project in source files found
+in the directory specified on the command-line.
+
+Example of call:
+python devtools\licenseupdater.py include src -n --diff
+=> Show change that would be made to the sources.
+
+python devtools\licenseupdater.py include src
+=> Update license statement on all sources in directories include/ and src/.
+"""
+    from optparse import OptionParser
+    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
+    parser.allow_interspersed_args = False
+    parser.add_option('-n', '--dry-run', dest="dry_run", action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="""Only show what files are updated, do not update the files""")
+    parser.add_option('--diff', dest="show_diff", action='store_true', default=False,
+        help="""On update, show change made to the file.""")
+    parser.enable_interspersed_args()
+    options, args = parser.parse_args()
+    update_license_in_source_directories( args, options.dry_run, options.show_diff )
+    print 'Done'
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    import os.path
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+    main()
+

doc/jsoncpp.dox

@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ Permanent link to the latest revision of the file in subversion:
 - <a HREF="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/unicode.html">UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ</a>.
 
 \section _license License
-The json-cpp library and this documentation are in Public Domain.
+See file <a HREF="LICENSE">LICENSE</a> in the top-directory of the project.
+
+Basically JsonCpp is licensed under MIT license, or public domain if desired 
+and recognized in your jurisdiction.
 
 \author Baptiste Lepilleur <blep@users.sourceforge.net>
 */

doxybuild.py

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def build_doc( options,  make_release=False ):
         tarball_sources = [
             output_dir,
             'README.txt',
+            'LICENSE',
             'NEWS.txt',
             'version'
             ]

include/json/autolink.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSON_AUTOLINK_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_AUTOLINK_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/config.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSON_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/features.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_FEATURES_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_FEATURES_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/forwards.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSON_FORWARDS_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_FORWARDS_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/json.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSON_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/reader.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_READER_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_READER_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/value.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef CPPTL_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 # define CPPTL_JSON_H_INCLUDED
 

include/json/writer.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSON_WRITER_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSON_WRITER_H_INCLUDED
 

src/jsontestrunner/main.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #include <json/json.h>
 #include <algorithm> // sort
 #include <stdio.h>

src/lib_json/json_batchallocator.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSONCPP_BATCHALLOCATOR_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSONCPP_BATCHALLOCATOR_H_INCLUDED
 

src/lib_json/json_internalarray.inl

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 // included by json_value.cpp
 // everything is within Json namespace
 

src/lib_json/json_internalmap.inl

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 // included by json_value.cpp
 // everything is within Json namespace
 

src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #include <json/reader.h>
 #include <json/value.h>
 #include "json_tool.h"

src/lib_json/json_tool.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef LIB_JSONCPP_JSON_TOOL_H_INCLUDED
 # define LIB_JSONCPP_JSON_TOOL_H_INCLUDED
 

src/lib_json/json_value.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <json/value.h>
 #include <json/writer.h>

src/lib_json/json_valueiterator.inl

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 // included by json_value.cpp
 // everything is within Json namespace
 

src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #include <json/writer.h>
 #include "json_tool.h"
 #include <utility>

src/test_lib_json/jsontest.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1 // Prevents deprecation warning with MSVC
 #include "jsontest.h"
 #include <stdio.h>

src/test_lib_json/jsontest.h

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #ifndef JSONTEST_H_INCLUDED
 # define JSONTEST_H_INCLUDED
 

src/test_lib_json/main.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
 #include <json/json.h>
 #include "jsontest.h"