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/* * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * "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 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

SCEA Shared Source License 1.0 Terms and Conditions: 1. Definitions: "Software" shall mean the software and related documentation, whether in Source or Object Form, made available under this SCEA Shared Source license ("License"), that is indicated by a copyright notice file included in the source files or attached or accompanying the source files. "Licensor" shall mean Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (herein "SCEA") "Object Code" or "Object Form" shall mean any form that results from translation or transformation of Source Code, including but not limited to compiled object code or conversions to other forms intended for machine execution. "Source Code" or "Source Form" shall have the plain meaning generally accep...

Creative Commons License Deed The person or persons who have associated work with this document (the "Dedicator" or "Certifier") hereby either (a) certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, the work of authorship identified is in the public domain of the country from which the work is published, or (b) hereby dedicates whatever copyright the dedicators holds in the work of authorship identified below (the "Work") to the public domain. A certifier, moreover, dedicates any copyright interest he may have in the associated work, and for these purposes, is described as a "dedicator" below. A certifier has taken reasonable steps to verify the copyright status of this work. Certifier recognizes that his good faith effo...

MakeIndex Distribution Notice 11/11/1989 Copyright (C) 1989 by Chen & Harrison International Systems, Inc. Copyright (C) 1988 by Olivetti Research Center Copyright (C) 1987 by Regents of the University of California Author: Pehong Chen (phc@renoir.berkeley.edu) Chen & Harrison International Systems, Inc. Palo Alto, California USA Permission is hereby granted to make and distribute original copies of this program provided that the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved and provided that the recipient is not asked to waive or limit his right to redistribute copies as allowed by this permission notice and provided that anyone who receives an executable form of this p...

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