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15 <H1>The Q Public License</H1>
16 <P>version 1.0</P>
17
18 <P>Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Troll Tech AS, Norway.<BR>
19 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute this license
20 document.
21 </P>
22
23 <P>The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and
24 change the software regulated by this license under the open
25 source model.</P>
26
27 <P>This license applies to any software containing a notice placed
28 by the copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under
29 the terms of the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is
30 herein referred to as the Software. This license covers
31 modification and distribution of the Software, use of
32 third-party application programs based on the Software, and
33 development of free software which uses the Software.</P>
34
35 <H2>Granted Rights</H2>
36
37 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: decimal;">
38 <LI>
39 <P>You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this
40 license provided you agree to and comply with any and all
41 conditions in this license. Whole or partial distribution
42 of the Software, or software items that link with the
43 Software, in any form signifies acceptance of this
44 license.</P>
45 </LI>
46
47 <LI>
48 <P>You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form
49 provided that the entire package, including - but not
50 restricted to - copyright, trademark notices and
51 disclaimers, as released by the initial developer of the
52 Software, is distributed.</P></LI>
53
54 <LI>
55 <P>You may make modifications to the Software and distribute
56 your modifications, in a form that is separate from the
57 Software, such as patches. The following restrictions apply
58 to modifications:</P>
59
60 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
61 <LI>
62 <P>Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright
63 notices in the Software.</P></LI>
64 <LI>
65 <P>When modifications to the Software are released under
66 this license, a non-exclusive royalty-free right is
67 granted to the initial developer of the Software to
68 distribute your modification in future versions of the
69 Software provided such versions remain available under
70 these terms in addition to any other license(s) of the
71 initial developer.</P>
72 </LI>
73 </OL>
74
75 <LI>
76 <P>You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software
77 or machine-executable forms of modified versions of the
78 Software, provided that you meet these restrictions:</P>
79
80 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
81 <LI>
82 <P>You must include this license document in the
83 distribution.</P>
84 </LI>
85
86 <LI>
87 <P>You must ensure that all recipients of the
88 machine-executable forms are also able to receive the
89 complete machine-readable source code to the distributed
90 Software, including all modifications, without any
91 charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place
92 prominent notices in the distribution explaining
93 this.</P>
94 </LI>
95
96 <LI>
97 <P>You must ensure that all modifications included in the
98 machine-executable forms are available under the terms
99 of this license.</P>
100 </LI>
101 </OL>
102 </LI>
103
104 <LI>
105 <P>You may use the original or modified versions of the
106 Software to compile, link and run application programs
107 legally developed by you or by others.</P>
108 </LI>
109
110 <LI>
111 <P>You may develop application programs, reusable components
112 and other software items that link with the original or
113 modified versions of the Software. These items, when
114 distributed, are subject to the following requirements:</P>
115
116 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
117 <LI>
118 <P>You must ensure that all recipients of
119 machine-executable forms of these items are also able to
120 receive and use the complete machine-readable source
121 code to the items without any charge beyond the costs of
122 data transfer.</P>
123 </LI>
124
125 <LI>
126 <P>You must explicitly license all recipients of your
127 items to use and re-distribute original and modified
128 versions of the items in both machine-executable and
129 source code forms. The recipients must be able to do so
130 without any charges whatsoever, and they must be able to
131 re-distribute to anyone they choose.</P>
132 </LI>
133
134 <LI>
135 <P>If the items are not available to the general public,
136 and the initial developer of the Software requests a
137 copy of the items, then you must supply one.</P>
138 </LI>
139 </OL>
140 </LI>
141 </OL>
142
143 <H2>Limitations of Liability</H2>
144
145 <P>In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders
146 be liable for any damages whatsoever, including - but not
147 restricted to - lost revenue or profits or other direct,
148 indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, even if
149 they have been advised of the possibility of such damages,
150 except to the extent invariable law, if any, provides
151 otherwise.</P>
152
153 <H2>No Warranty</H2>
154
155 <P>The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with
156 NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN,
157 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</P>
158
159 <H2>Choice of Law</H2>
160
161 <P>This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall
162 be settled by Oslo City Court.</P>
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