Adapted "Prosperity Public License"
For developers of free, non-commercial software applications who want to combine and distribute their application with Software © by Helmut Jakoby, this license is a good option.
Purpose
This license allows you to use and share Software © by Helmut Jakoby for noncommercial purposes for free and to try this software for commercial purposes for 30 (thirty) days.
Agreement
In order to receive this license, you have to agree to its rules. Those rules are both obligations under that agreement and conditions to your license. Don’t do anything with this software that triggers a rule you can’t or won’t follow.
Notices
Make sure everyone who gets a copy of any part of your software from you that uses Software © by Helmut Jakoby, with or without changes, also gets the text of this license and the licensor above.
Commercial Trial
Limit your use of Software © by Helmut Jakoby for commercial purposes to a thirty-day trial period. If you use Software © by Helmut Jakoby for work, your company gets one trial period for all personnel, not one trial per person.
Personal Uses
Personal use for research, experiment, and testing for the benefit of public knowledge, personal study, private entertainment, hobby projects, amateur pursuits, or religious observance, without any anticipated commercial application, doesn’t count as use for a commercial purpose. This includes all uses that do not generate commercial profit.
Commercial Use
If you want to use Software © by Helmut Jakoby for commercial purposes (i.e. to make money or within a business), you must purchase a commercial license from the licensor. This means that use is not free if done commercially.
Defense
Don’t make any legal claim against anyone accusing Software © by Helmut Jakoby, with or without changes, alone or with other technology, of infringing any patent.
If you initiate a lawsuit claiming that Software © by Helmut Jakoby violates a patent, your rights under this license terminate.
Patent
The licensor licenses you to do everything with Software © by Helmut Jakoby that would otherwise infringe any patents they can license or become able to license.
Copyright
The licensor licenses you to do everything with Software © by Helmut Jakoby that would otherwise infringe their copyright in it.
Reliability
The licensor cannot revoke this license for this version of Software © by Helmut Jakoby. This means that once granted for this version of Software © by Helmut Jakoby, the license remains in effect for this version of Software © by Helmut Jakoby.
Excuse
You’re excused for unknowingly breaking Notices if you take all practical steps to comply within thirty days of learning you broke the rule.
No Liability
As far as the law allows, Software © by Helmut Jakoby comes as is, without any warranty or condition, and the licensor won’t be liable to anyone for any damages related to Software © by Helmut Jakoby or this license, under any kind of legal claim.
Termination
If you violate the terms of this License (for example, if you use the Software commercially without obtaining a commercial license), your rights to use Software © by Helmut Jakoby will automatically terminate. This means that you may no longer use Software © by Helmut Jakoby.
Summary:
The license allows free use of Software © by Helmut Jakoby for non-commercial purposes and a thirty-day trial period for commercial use. There are clear rules and instructions for use, and the licensor assumes no liability for damages. Violations of the license terms may result in the rights being revoked.