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SUN INDUSTRY STANDARDS SOURCE LICENSE Version 1.2 1.0 DEFINITIONS 1.1 Commercial Use means distribution or otherwise making the Original Code available to a third party. 1.2 Contributor Version means the combination of the Original Code, and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor. 1.3 Electronic Distribution Mechanism means a mechanism generally accepted in the software development community for the electronic transfer of data. 1.4 Executable means Original Code in any form other than Source Code. 1.5 Initial Developer means the individual or entity identified as the Initial Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A. 1.6 Larger Work means a work...
STANDARD ML OF NEW JERSEY COPYRIGHT NOTICE, LICENSE AND DISCLAIMER. Copyright (c) 1989-1998 by Lucent Technologies 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 appear in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice and warranty disclaimer appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs or any Lucent entity not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. Lucent disclaims all warranties with regard to this software, including all implied warranties of ...
Please read the license carefully---it is somewhat like the GNU General Public License, but there are several conditions in it that differ from what you may be used to. If you have any questions, please email the LDP coordinator, Guylhem Aznar. Note: All Linux Documentation Project manuals are copyrighted by their respective authors. THEY ARE NOT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. The Linux Documentation Project manuals (guides) may be reproduced and distributed in whole or in part, subject to the following conditions: The copyright notice above and this permission notice must be preserved complete on all complete or partial copies. Any translation or derivative work of Linux Installation and Gettin...
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences BSD Variant (GPL incompatible) Copyright (c) 2006 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("A.M.P.A.S."). Portions contributed by others as indicated. All rights reserved. A world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to distribute, copy, modify, create derivatives, and use, in source and binary forms, is hereby granted, subject to acceptance of this license. Performance of any of the aforementioned acts indicates acceptance to be bound by the following terms and conditions: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the Disclaimer of Warranty. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright n...
RECIPROCAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.1, November 1, 2002 Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Technical Pursuit Inc., All Rights Reserved. PREAMBLE This Preamble is intended to describe, in plain English, the nature, intent, and scope of this License. However, this Preamble is not a part of this License. The legal effect of this License is dependent only upon the terms of the License and not this Preamble. This License is based on the concept of reciprocity. In exchange for being granted certain rights under the terms of this License to Licensor's Software, whose Source Code You have access to, You are required to reciprocate by providing equal access and rights to all third parties to the Source Code of any Modifications, ...