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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

# Open Works License This is version 0.7 of the Open Works License. ## Terms Permission is hereby granted by the copyright holder(s), author(s), and contributor(s) of this work, to any person who obtains a copy of this work, in any form, to reproduce, modify, distribute, publish, sell, use, or otherwise deal in the licensed material without restriction, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions, modified or unmodified, in whole or in part, must retain the above license notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions, modified or unmodified, in whole or in part, must retain any applicable notices of attribution and copyright. No warranty or guarantee is implied, or shou...

Abstract: 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 combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions thereof. 1.4. ''Electronic Distribution Mechanism'' means a mechanism generally accepted in the software development community for the elec...

[] Copyright [(C)] [by] [.] [All rights reserved][.] 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|that} copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation[, and that the name [of] [or ] not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission]. [ makes no representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.] [ DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING A...

COMMON DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION LICENSE (CDDL) Version 1.0 1. Definitions. 1.1. “Contributor” means each individual or entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications. 1.2. “Contributor Version” means the combination of the Original Software, prior Modifications used by a Contributor (if any), and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor. 1.3. “Covered Software” means (a) the Original Software, or (b) Modifications, or (c) the combination of files containing Original Software with files containing Modifications, in each case including portions thereof. 1.4. “Executable” means the Covered Software in...

LICENSE TERMS SUMMARY: The current CCD CopyWrite license text is written with the intent of being understandable to the layman while still providing adequate legal protection and clarity for the terms of the license.  The latter goal can interfere with the former, however, and as such a shorter summary of the intent of the license terms is provided here:IN BRIEF: This license is meant to mimic the "public domain", a concept particular to certain countries, which means that no copyright or patent claims are enforced.  This is modified by two points:Unlike the public domain, nothing licensed CCD CopyWrite can be subsumed under terms of a contrary copyright license.Legally enforced "reminders" to avoid plagiarism or misattributio...

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