| THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE |
| version 1.0 |
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| Copyright (C) 1999 Troll Tech AS, Norway. |
| Everyone is permitted to copy and |
| distribute this license document. |
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| The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change the |
| software regulated by this license under the open source model. |
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| This license applies to any software containing a notice placed by the |
| copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under the terms of |
| the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is herein referred to as |
| the Software. This license covers modification and distribution of the |
| Software, use of third-party application programs based on the Software, |
| and development of free software which uses the Software. |
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| Granted Rights |
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| 1. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license |
| provided you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in this |
| license. Whole or partial distribution of the Software, or software |
| items that link with the Software, in any form signifies acceptance of |
| this license. |
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| 2. You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form provided |
| that the entire package, including - but not restricted to - copyright, |
| trademark notices and disclaimers, as released by the initial developer |
| of the Software, is distributed. |
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| 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your |
| modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such as |
| patches. The following restrictions apply to modifications: |
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| a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in |
| the Software. |
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| b. When modifications to the Software are released under this |
| license, a non-exclusive royalty-free right is granted to the |
| initial developer of the Software to distribute your modification |
| in future versions of the Software provided such versions remain |
| available under these terms in addition to any other license(s) of |
| the initial developer. |
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| 4. You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software or |
| machine-executable forms of modified versions of the Software, provided |
| that you meet these restrictions: |
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| a. You must include this license document in the distribution. |
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| b. You must ensure that all recipients of the machine-executable forms |
| are also able to receive the complete machine-readable source code |
| to the distributed Software, including all modifications, without |
| any charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place prominent |
| notices in the distribution explaining this. |
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| c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the |
| machine-executable forms are available under the terms of this |
| license. |
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| 5. You may use the original or modified versions of the Software to |
| compile, link and run application programs legally developed by you |
| or by others. |
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| 6. You may develop application programs, reusable components and other |
| software items that link with the original or modified versions of the |
| Software. These items, when distributed, are subject to the following |
| requirements: |
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| a. You must ensure that all recipients of machine-executable forms of |
| these items are also able to receive and use the complete |
| machine-readable source code to the items without any charge |
| beyond the costs of data transfer. |
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| b. You must explicitly license all recipients of your items to use |
| and re-distribute original and modified versions of the items in |
| both machine-executable and source code forms. The recipients must |
| be able to do so without any charges whatsoever, and they must be |
| able to re-distribute to anyone they choose. |
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| c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the |
| initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items, |
| then you must supply one. |
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| Limitations of Liability |
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| In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders be liable |
| for any damages whatsoever, including - but not restricted to - lost |
| revenue or profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental or |
| consequential damages, even if they have been advised of the possibility |
| of such damages, except to the extent invariable law, if any, provides |
| otherwise. |
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| No Warranty |
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| The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY |
| OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS |
| FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |