License¶

UUID-Forge is released under the MIT License.

MIT License¶

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.

Third-Party Licenses¶

UUID-Forge depends on several third-party packages, each with their own licenses:

Runtime Dependencies¶

Python Standard Library: Python Software Foundation License
typing_extensions (if Python < 3.11): Python Software Foundation License

Development Dependencies¶

pytest: MIT License
black: MIT License
ruff: MIT License
mypy: MIT License
coverage: Apache License 2.0
pre-commit: MIT License
typer: MIT License
rich: MIT License

Documentation Dependencies¶

mkdocs: BSD License
mkdocs-material: MIT License
mkdocstrings: ISC License

License Compatibility¶

The MIT License is:

Permissive: Allows commercial and private use
Compatible: Works with most other licenses
Simple: Minimal restrictions and requirements
Popular: Widely adopted in the Python ecosystem

Using UUID-Forge in Your Project¶

You can freely use UUID-Forge in your projects, whether:

Open source: Include the license in your project
Commercial: No additional requirements beyond attribution
Private: Use internally without restrictions
Modified: Create derivative works with attribution

Attribution Requirements¶

When using UUID-Forge, you must:

Include the license: Keep the MIT license text in your distribution
Include copyright notice: Maintain the copyright notice
No trademark use: Don't use UUID-Forge name without permission

Warranty Disclaimer¶

UUID-Forge is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The authors are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Contributing¶

By contributing to UUID-Forge, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License that covers the project.

For more information about contributing, see Contributing Guide.