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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

ZPL 2.0 Zope Public License (ZPL) Version 2.0 This software is Copyright (c) Zope Corporation (tm) and Contributors. All rights reserved. This license has been certified as open source. It has also been designated as GPL compatible by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions in source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentati...

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS LICENSE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS PROVIDES THIS INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. CREATIVE COMMONS MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ITS USE. License THE WORK (AS DEFINED BELOW) IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CREATIVE COMMONS PUBLIC LICENSE ("CCPL" OR "LICENSE"). THE WORK IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT AND/OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. ANY USE OF THE WORK OTHER THAN AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS LICENSE OR C...

MOTOSOTO OPEN SOURCE LICENSE - Version 0.9.1 (Motosoto) This Motosoto Open Source License (the "License") applies to "Community Portal Server" and related software products as well as any updatesor maintenance releases of that software ("Motosoto Products") that are distributed by Motosoto.Com B.V. ("Licensor"). Any Motosoto Product licensed pursuant to this License is a "Licensed Product." Licensed Product, in its entirety, is protected by Dutch 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...

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...

# Open Works License This is version 0.5 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, in whole or in part, must retain this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions, in whole or in part, must retain any applicable notices of attribution and copyright. 3. This license does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, product names, or other id...

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