MIT is true open source (OSI-approved) and provides the same liability protection through its warranty disclaimer. The strengthened disclaimer covering silent third-party failures, regulatory non-compliance, and user verification responsibility is retained in the LICENSE file. BSL restricted commercial use but didn't add legal protection — the liability limitation is what protects against lawsuits, and that works the same under MIT. https://claude.ai/code/session_01KF4i7Ra7zCEDskxDBaNtcT
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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Silent Send Contributors
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY
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OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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NONINFRINGEMENT.
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THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL:
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(A) DETECT, INTERCEPT, OR SUBSTITUTE ALL PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE
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INFORMATION, SECRETS, CREDENTIALS, OR SENSITIVE DATA IN ALL
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CIRCUMSTANCES;
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(B) FUNCTION CORRECTLY ON ALL WEBSITES, SERVICES, OR PLATFORMS,
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INCLUDING AFTER THIRD-PARTY CHANGES TO THEIR INTERFACES, APIs,
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OR DATA FORMATS;
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(C) BE FREE OF ERRORS, BUGS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR SECURITY
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VULNERABILITIES;
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(D) MEET ANY SPECIFIC PRIVACY, SECURITY, OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS,
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INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, PCI-DSS, OR ANY
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OTHER DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS, COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, CONTRIBUTORS, OR
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DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
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EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PRIVACY, IDENTITY THEFT, UNAUTHORIZED
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DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION, REGULATORY FINES OR PENALTIES,
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REPUTATIONAL HARM, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
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SERVICES) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
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CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
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ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE,
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EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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THIS LIMITATION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE FAILURE RESULTS
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FROM: (A) THIRD-PARTY CHANGES TO WEBSITES, APIs, OR SERVICES THAT
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CAUSE THE SOFTWARE TO MALFUNCTION OR FAIL SILENTLY; (B) USER
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MISCONFIGURATION OR FAILURE TO VERIFY SUBSTITUTIONS; (C) PATTERNS,
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FORMATS, OR DATA TYPES NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE SOFTWARE; OR (D) ANY
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OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE AUTHORS' REASONABLE CONTROL.
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THE SOFTWARE IS A CONVENIENCE TOOL THAT REDUCES — BUT CANNOT
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ELIMINATE — THE RISK OF INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL
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INFORMATION. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THAT
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SENSITIVE DATA HAS BEEN PROPERLY SUBSTITUTED BEFORE TRANSMISSION
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AND FOR IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR
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USE CASE.
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