Access to code is no promise of access to people.
This repository is an effort to create a short snippet of text to add to a README or other file making it explicit that the creators or maintainers of software provided free and as-is will not accept any further burdens or impositions with respect to responsiveness, maintenance or updates, particularly any attempts to impose obligations, schedules, or to define any other terms of engagement.
See the MAINTENANCE-TERMS.md file for the text in a standalone file.
Current as of [YEAR]
The code, text and data in this repository are provided as-is under the terms of the repository's LICENSE.md file, as a gift to the commons and the common good. In providing this software as-is, its author(s) admit no further obligations from anyone using the software for any reason, particularly with respect to:
- Response time,
- Change review and integration,
- Disclosure schedules,
- Discretionary, proprietary or otherwise secretive communications, and
- Any other non-contractual obligations or conventions, regardless of their presumed urgency or severity.
The author(s) hope you find it valuable on those terms.
Translations are welcome.
Badges, maybe? I'm open to suggestions.
Created by: Mike Hoye - mhoye, 2025