LibreOffice MCP Server

# License Options for Open Source Projects ## Permissive Licenses Comparison ### 1. MIT License ⭐ (Recommended - Most Popular) **Best for**: Most projects, maximum adoption, simplicity **Pros:** - Very short and easy to understand - Maximum permissiveness - allows commercial use, modification, distribution - Most widely recognized and accepted - Compatible with almost all other licenses - Used by major projects (jQuery, Rails, Node.js) **Cons:** - No patent protection clause - Minimal attribution requirements **Use cases:** General-purpose libraries, tools, applications --- ### 2. Apache License 2.0 **Best for**: Projects where patent protection is important **Pros:** - Includes explicit patent grant and protection - Well-defined contribution terms - Professional/enterprise friendly - Clear termination clauses for patent litigation - Used by major projects (Apache Software Foundation, Android, Kubernetes) **Cons:** - Longer and more complex than MIT - Requires more attribution (NOTICE file) - May be incompatible with some copyleft licenses **Use cases:** Enterprise software, projects with potential patent issues --- ### 3. BSD 3-Clause License **Best for:** Projects wanting BSD heritage with trademark protection **Pros:** - Similar permissiveness to MIT - Explicit prohibition on using project name for endorsement - Well-established and trusted - Good for academic projects **Cons:** - Slightly more restrictive than MIT - Third clause can be problematic for some uses **Use cases:** Academic projects, systems software --- ### 4. ISC License **Best for:** Minimalists who want even simpler than MIT **Pros:** - Functionally equivalent to MIT - Even shorter text - Used by OpenBSD and some npm packages **Cons:** - Less well-known than MIT - Functionally the same as MIT but with less recognition **Use cases:** When you want maximum simplicity --- ## License Text Examples ### MIT License (Current Choice) ``` MIT License Copyright (c) 2025 LibreOffice MCP Server Project 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. ``` ### Apache License 2.0 (Alternative) ``` Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ [Full text at: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt] ``` ### BSD 3-Clause License (Alternative) ``` BSD 3-Clause License Copyright (c) 2025, LibreOffice MCP Server Project All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES... ``` ## Recommendation for LibreOffice MCP Server **MIT License** is the best choice for this project because: 1. **Maximum Adoption**: MIT is the most recognized and trusted permissive license 2. **Simplicity**: Easy for users to understand and comply with 3. **Compatibility**: Works well with the broader MCP ecosystem 4. **Industry Standard**: Most Python packages and tools use MIT 5. **Commercial Friendly**: Allows integration into commercial products 6. **No Patent Concerns**: LibreOffice MCP Server is unlikely to have patent issues ## How to Change License If you want to use a different license, simply replace the content of the `LICENSE` file with the desired license text and update any references in documentation. **Note**: The copyright holder should be updated to reflect the actual owner/maintainer of the project.