Re: does this match an SPDX license?

[Andrew Schulman <schulman.andrew@epa.gov>]

> On 2023-04-10 07:17, Andrew Schulman via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > autossh comes with the license shown below. Is there an SPDX license identifier
> > (https://spdx.org/licenses/) that I can associate with this? It looks most like
> > public domain to me. Thanks, Andrew
> > 
> > autossh is copyright (c) Carson Harding, 2005.
> > All rights reserved.
> > 
> > Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> > modification, are freely permitted.
> > 
> > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
> > INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
> > AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
> > THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
> > SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
> > PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
> > OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
> > WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
> > OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
> > ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> 
> Not that I have seen or can find: where did you find the text, so I can ask?

The author of autossh, Carson Harding, emailed me the license text years ago,
after I asked him what license he wanted to use. I could email him again to ask
if there's a standard license he wants to use; just thought I'd check here
first.

> This is a totally permissive licence, without any conditions, just warranty and 
> liability disclaimers.
> 
> You could use e.g. LicenseRef-motd-autossh-permissive-no-conditions for now.

Thanks. I think that will do for now.
Andrew