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License

The Disjoint Interval Set library is released under the MIT License.

MIT License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 [Author Name]

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.

Why MIT?

The MIT License was chosen for maximum freedom and compatibility:

  • Permissive: Allows commercial and private use
  • Simple: Easy to understand, no complex legal language
  • Compatible: Works with most other licenses
  • Academic Friendly: Suitable for research and education
  • Industry Standard: Widely used and accepted

What This Means for You

You CAN:

  • ✅ Use the library in commercial products
  • ✅ Modify the source code
  • ✅ Distribute the library
  • ✅ Use it in proprietary software
  • ✅ Sublicense it
  • ✅ Include it in closed-source projects

You MUST:

  • 📋 Include the copyright notice and license text
  • 📋 Provide attribution in your documentation

You CANNOT:

  • ❌ Hold the authors liable for any damages
  • ❌ Use authors' names for endorsement without permission

Third-Party Dependencies

DIS has zero dependencies beyond the C++ standard library, which is typically licensed by your compiler vendor:

  • GCC libstdc++: GPL with Runtime Library Exception
  • LLVM libc++: MIT License
  • MSVC STL: Microsoft proprietary, free for use with MSVC

Contributing

By contributing to DIS, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License. See Contributing for details.