Using the Tie Public License

This page summarizes the application instructions in the Appendix of the license text. The license text itself is authoritative.

1. Include the full text

Place the complete license text in a file named LICENSE at the root of your distribution. You may use the text of the current version from the tie-lang/TPL repository (tpl.txt, the canonical, always-current text), or one of the versioned copies published on this site.

2. Attach a notice to your source files

Attach the following notices to the work — most effectively at the start of each source file. Each file should have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found:

<one line to give the work's name and a brief idea of what it is.>
Copyright (C) <year> <name of copyright holder>

This work is released under the Tie Public License, version 2.3 ("TPL-2.3").
The full text of the license is available in the LICENSE file at the
root of the distribution, or online at
https://github.com/tie-lang/TPL/blob/main/tpl.txt (the canonical,
always-current text of this License).

3. Interactive-mode notice

If the work is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:

<work>  Copyright (C) <year>  <name of copyright holder>
This work comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details see the LICENSE
file. This is free material, and you are welcome to redistribute it under
certain conditions; see the LICENSE file for details.

4. Third-Party Material

If your distribution includes third-party material within the meaning of Section 6, ensure that all third-party notices, asset manifests, and license texts accompanying such material are preserved and conveyed with every copy, in accordance with Sections 6.2 and 6.3.

5. Designation of governing law and venue

If you intend to designate a governing law or venue pursuant to Section 12.2, state the Designation plainly in the LICENSE file or notice file, identifying it as a designation under Section 12.2 of the Tie Public License.

6. Employer or school copyright disclaimers

If you work as a programmer, get your employer or school, if necessary, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the work, so that your contribution is cleanly yours to license.

7. Brand Mark

The Licensor's name and Brand Mark may not be used to endorse or promote works derived from the Licensed Material without the Licensor's prior written permission (see Section 8). This does not affect your rights in your own works.