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HI-POTENT OPEN SOURCE LICENSE - Version 1.0 This Hi-Potent Open Source License (the "License") applies to "i503 emulator (KEMURI)" and related software products as well as any updates or maintenance releases of that software ("Hi-Potent Products") that are distributed by Hi-Potent ("Licensor"). Any Hi-Potent Product licensed pursuant to this License is a "Licensed Product." Licensed Product, in its entirety, is protected by United States copyright law. This License identifies the terms under which you may use, copy, distribute or modify Licensed Product and has been submitted to the Open Software Initiative (OSI) for approval. Preamble This Preamble is intended to describe, in plain English, the nature and scope of this Licen...
Cube game engine source code, 20 dec 2003 release. Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Wouter van Oortmerssen. This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions: 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required. 2. Altered source versions m...
This work is being provided by the copyright holders under the following license. License By obtaining and/or copying this work, you (the licensee) agree that you have read, understood, and will comply with the following terms and conditions. Permission to copy, modify, and distribute this work, with or without modification, for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby granted, provided that you include the following on ALL copies of the work or portions thereof, including modifications: • The full text of this NOTICE in a location viewable to users of the redistributed or derivative work. • Any pre-existing intellectual property disclaimers, notices, or terms and conditions. If none exist, the W...
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...
/* * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42): * wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you * can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think * this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return Poul-Henning Kamp * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */