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Open Source Initiative OSI - The SUN PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.0 (SPL):Licensing SUN PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.0 1. Definitions. 1.0.1. "Commercial Use" means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party. 1.1. "Contributor" means each entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications. 1.2. "Contributor Version" means the combination of the Original Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor. 1.3. "Covered Code" means the Original Code or Modifications or the comb...
Adobe Systems Incorporated(r) Source Code License Agreement Copyright(c) 2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Please read this Source Code License Agreement carefully before using the source code. Adobe Systems Incorporated grants to you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license, to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute this source code and such derivative works in source or object code form without any attribution requirements. The name "Adobe Systems Incorporated" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from the source code without prior written permission. You agree to indemnify, hold ha...
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any warranty.
Creative Commons Corporation (“Creative Commons”) is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or legal advice. Distribution of Creative Commons public licenses does not create a lawyer-client or other relationship. Creative Commons makes its licenses and related information available on an “as-is” basis. Creative Commons gives no warranties regarding its licenses, any material licensed under their terms and conditions, or any related information. Creative Commons disclaims all liability for damages resulting from their use to the fullest extent possible. Using Creative Commons Public Licenses Creative Commons public licenses provide a standard set of terms and conditions that creators and other right...
The FreeCard exception from the GPL If you intend to contribute to FreeCard, you have to place your contribution either under the GNU General Public License (GPL) or the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). The best way to do this is to add the following notice to your contribution's readme file or add it as a comment to the start of any source code files you may be submitting: is (c) Copyright by . It is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. As a special exception, you may publish an integrated combin...