Change license of node-template and FRAME examples to MIT-0 (#13465)

* Change node-template license from Unlicense to MIT-0 * Change frame examples license from Unlicense to MIT-0 * Update bin/node-template/LICENSE --------- Co-authored-by: Oliver Tale-Yazdi <oliver.tale-yazdi@parity.io> Co-authored-by: parity-processbot <>
paritytech · Apr 4, 2023 · 1f3df8d · 1f3df8d
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diff --git a/bin/node-template/LICENSE b/bin/node-template/LICENSE
@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
-This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+MIT No Attribution
 
-Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
-distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
-binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
-means.
+Copyright Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
 
-In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
-of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
-software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
-of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
-successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
-relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
-software under copyright law.
+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.
 
-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 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.
-
-For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
+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.
diff --git a/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml b/bin/node-template/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "A fresh FRAME-based Substrate node, ready for hacking."
 authors = ["Substrate DevHub <https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub>"]
 homepage = "https://substrate.io/"
 edition = "2021"
-license = "Unlicense"
+license = "MIT-0"
 publish = false
 repository = "https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template/"
 build = "build.rs"

diff --git a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/Cargo.toml b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "FRAME pallet template for defining custom runtime logic."
 authors = ["Substrate DevHub <https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub>"]
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 edition = "2021"
-license = "Unlicense"
+license = "MIT-0"
 publish = false
 repository = "https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template/"
 

diff --git a/bin/node-template/pallets/template/README.md b/bin/node-template/pallets/template/README.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-License: Unlicense
+License: MIT-0
diff --git a/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml b/bin/node-template/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "A fresh FRAME-based Substrate node, ready for hacking."
 authors = ["Substrate DevHub <https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub>"]
 homepage = "https://substrate.io/"
 edition = "2021"
-license = "Unlicense"
+license = "MIT-0"
 publish = false
 repository = "https://github.com/substrate-developer-hub/substrate-node-template/"
 

diff --git a/frame/examples/basic/Cargo.toml b/frame/examples/basic/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "pallet-example-basic"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
-license = "Unlicense"
+license = "MIT-0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME example pallet"

diff --git a/frame/examples/basic/README.md b/frame/examples/basic/README.md
@@ -237,4 +237,4 @@ pub trait Config: <INSERT_CUSTOM_PALLET_NAME>::Config { }
 // that the implementation is based on.
 </pre></p></details>
 
-License: Unlicense
+License: MIT-0
diff --git a/frame/examples/offchain-worker/Cargo.toml b/frame/examples/offchain-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "pallet-example-offchain-worker"
 version = "4.0.0-dev"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
-license = "Unlicense"
+license = "MIT-0"
 homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 repository = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/"
 description = "FRAME example pallet for offchain worker"

diff --git a/frame/examples/offchain-worker/README.md b/frame/examples/offchain-worker/README.md
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ Additional logic in OCW is put in place to prevent spamming the network with bot
 and unsigned transactions, and custom `UnsignedValidator` makes sure that there is only
 one unsigned transaction floating in the network.
 
-License: Unlicense
+License: MIT-0