<s>
The	B-Operating_System
MirOS	I-Operating_System
Licence	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
free	O
content	O
licence	O
(	O
for	O
software	O
and	O
other	O
free	O
cultural	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
graphical	O
,	O
literal	O
,	O
musical	O
,	O
…	O
)	O
originated	O
at	O
The	B-Application
MirOS	I-Application
Project	I-Application
for	O
their	O
own	O
publications	O
because	O
the	O
ISC	B-License
license	I-License
used	O
by	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
was	O
perceived	O
as	O
having	O
problems	O
with	O
wording	O
and	O
too	O
America	O
centric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
strong	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
UCB	B-License
BSD	I-License
licence	I-License
and	O
the	O
Historical	B-License
Permission	I-License
Notice	I-License
and	I-License
Disclaimer	I-License
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
modern	O
,	O
explicit	O
,	O
legible	O
language	O
and	O
usability	O
by	O
European	O
(	O
except	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
specifically	O
German	O
,	O
authors	O
(	O
while	O
not	O
hindering	O
adoption	O
by	O
authors	O
from	O
other	O
legislations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
permissive	B-License
(	O
"	O
BSD/MIT	O
-style	O
"	O
)	O
licence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
novelty	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
licence	O
was	O
specified	O
for	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
copyrightable	O
work	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
not	O
only	O
meets	O
the	B-License
Open	I-License
Source	I-License
Definition	I-License
and	O
Debian	B-License
Free	I-License
Software	I-License
Guidelines	I-License
but	O
also	O
the	O
Open	O
Knowledge	O
Definition	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
OKFN	O
long	O
before	O
OSI	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
has	O
not	O
formally	O
added	O
the	O
licence	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
free	B-License
software	I-License
licence	I-License
or	O
Free	B-Application
Documentation	I-Application
License	I-Application
to	O
their	O
pages	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
software	O
directory	O
has	O
a	O
category	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
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