Use only MIT license to reduce maintenance burden

Author: audreyfeldroy

cookiecutter.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "full_name": "Audrey Roy Greenfeld",
+  "full_name": "Audrey M. Roy Greenfeld",
   "email": "[email protected]",
   "github_username": "audreyfeldroy",
   "project_name": "Python Boilerplate",
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@
   "pypi_username": "{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "create_author_file": "y",
-  "open_source_license": ["MIT license", "BSD license", "ISC license", "Apache Software License 2.0", "GNU General Public License v3", "GNU Affero General Public License", "Not open source"],
   "__gh_slug": "{{ cookiecutter.github_username }}/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}"
 }

docs/prompts.md

@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ The following appear in various parts of your generated project:
 The following package configuration options set up different features for your project:
 
 - **create_author_file**: Whether to create an authors file
-- **open_source_license**: Choose a [license](https://choosealicense.com/). Options: [1. MIT License, 2. BSD license, 3. ISC license, 4. Apache Software License 2.0, 5. GNU General Public License v3, 6. Not open source]

hooks/post_gen_project.py

@@ -5,6 +5,3 @@
     if "{{ cookiecutter.create_author_file }}" != "y":
         pathlib.Path("AUTHORS.rst").unlink()
         pathlib.Path("docs", "authors.rst").unlink()
-
-    if "Not open source" == "{{ cookiecutter.open_source_license }}":
-        pathlib.Path("LICENSE").unlink()

tests/test_bake_project.py

@@ -143,15 +143,13 @@ def test_bake_selecting_license(cookies):
     }
     for license, target_string in license_strings.items():
         with bake_in_temp_dir(
-            cookies, extra_context={"open_source_license": license}
         ) as result:
             assert target_string in result.project.join("LICENSE").read()
             assert license in result.project.join("pyproject.toml").read()
 
 
 def test_bake_not_open_source(cookies):
     with bake_in_temp_dir(
-        cookies, extra_context={"open_source_license": "Not open source"}
     ) as result:
         found_toplevel_files = [f.basename for f in result.project.listdir()]
         assert "pyproject.toml" in found_toplevel_files

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/LICENSE

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{% if cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'MIT license' -%}
 MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}, {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
@@ -20,126 +19,3 @@ 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.
-{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'BSD license' %}
-
-BSD License
-
-Copyright (c) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}, {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-
-* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
-  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-
-* 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.
-
-* 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, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
-IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER 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.
-{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'ISC license' -%}
-ISC License
-
-Copyright (c) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}, {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'Apache Software License 2.0' -%}
-Apache Software License 2.0
-
-Copyright (c) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}, {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'GNU General Public License v3' -%}
-GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-                      Version 3, 29 June 2007
-
-    {{ cookiecutter.project_short_description }}
-    Copyright (C) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}  {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-
-    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
-
-  You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
-if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
-For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
-<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-  The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program
-into proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you
-may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with
-the library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
-Public License instead of this License.  But first, please read
-<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-not-lgpl.html>.
-{% elif cookiecutter.open_source_license == 'GNU Affero General Public License' -%}
-GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
-                      Version 3, 19 November 2007
-
-    {{ cookiecutter.project_short_description }}
-    Copyright (C) {% now 'local', '%Y' %}  {{ cookiecutter.full_name }}
-
-    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
-
-  If your software can interact with users remotely through a computer
-network, you should also make sure that it provides a way for users to
-get its source.  For example, if your program is a web application, its
-interface could display a "Source" link that leads users to an archive
-of the code.  There are many ways you could offer source, and different
-solutions will be better for different programs; see section 13 for the
-specific requirements.
-
-  You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school,
-if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary.
-For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see
-<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-{% endif %}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {{ cookiecutter.project_short_description }}
 
 {% if is_open_source %}
-* Free software: {{ cookiecutter.open_source_license }}
+* Free software: MIT License
 * Documentation: https://{{ cookiecutter.project_slug | replace("_", "-") }}.readthedocs.io.
 {% endif %}
 

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainers = [
 classifiers = [
 
 ]
-license = {text = "{{cookiecutter.open_source_license}}"}
+license = {text = "MIT"}
 dependencies = [
   "typer"
 ]