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The source code in this package is copyright 1999-2010 by Andrew Plotkin. You may copy and distribute it freely, by any means and under any conditions, as long as the code and documentation is not changed. You may also incorporate this code into your own program and distribute that, or modify this code and use and distribute the modified version, as long as you retain a notice in your program or documentation which mentions my name and the URL shown above.

1. DefinitionsAccess control mechanism: a technological measure which, in the ordinary course of its operation, requires the application of information, or a process or a treatment, with the authority of the copyright owner or related rights owner, to gain access to the work.Acts authorised by licensor: acts concerning granted rights (in particular, act of access, act of copy, act of modification, act of sharing).Acts not authorised by licensor: acts concerning copyright or possible moral rights.Author/s: the creator/s of an original work or the creator/s of a derivative work.Broadcasting: the use of any means of distribution over a distance, such as telegraph, telephone, radio, television and other comparable media, including comm...

This program is free software; you can redistribute it freely. Use it at your own risk; there is NO WARRANTY. Redistribution of modified versions is permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. All copyright & permission notices are preserved. 2.a) Only changes required for packaging or porting are made. or 2.b) It is clearly stated who last changed the program. The program is renamed or the version number is of the form x.y.z, where x.y is the version of the original program and z is an arbitrary suffix.

[] 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...

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...

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