This is a generic place holder for a class of licenses that boil down to do no guarantees and all you get is what you have. The language is usually similar to: Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the same name not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. We make no representations about the suitability this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. You will need to check the license that came with the software for the exact specifics. Generally you are free to do most anything you want with "as is" software but you should not take this license as legal advice. Note: Most all license have an "as is" clause. For our purposes this does not make all software in this category. This category is for software with very little restrictions. The information in this license about licenses is presented "as is". :-P