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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

Copyright 1993-2014 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Unidata Portions of this software were developed by the Unidata Program at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Access and use of this software shall impose the following obligations and understandings on the user. The user is granted the right, without any fee or cost, to use, copy, modify, alter, enhance and distribute this software, and any derivative works thereof, and its supporting documentation for any purpose whatsoever, provided that this entire notice appears in all copies of the software, derivative works and supporting documentation. Further, UCAR requests that the user credit UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this...

Creative Commons Corporation (“Creative Commons”) is not a law firm and does not provide legal services or legal advice. Distribution of Creative Commons public licenses does not create a lawyer-client or other relationship. Creative Commons makes its licenses and related information available on an “as-is” basis. Creative Commons gives no warranties regarding its licenses, any material licensed under their terms and conditions, or any related information. Creative Commons disclaims all liability for damages resulting from their use to the fullest extent possible. Using Creative Commons Public Licenses Creative Commons public licenses provide a standard set of terms and conditions that creators and other right...

Copyright (c) 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. This file and the 14 PostScript(R) AFM files it accompanies may be used, copied, and distributed for any purpose and without charge, with or without modification, provided that all copyright notices are retained; that the AFM files are not distributed without this file; that all modifications to this file or any of the AFM files are prominently noted in the modified file(s); and that this paragraph is not modified. Adobe Systems has no responsibility or obligation to support the use of the AFM files.

The Talis Community Licence (draft) Submitted by Ian Davis on Fri, 2006-04-21 11:58. Note Talis have recently funded work to make this license widely applicable. This draft has now been deprecated - see the Open Data Commons site for new licences and related information Note that this is a draft version of the licence The Talis Community Licence is intended to guarantee your freedom to use, share and modify data and to preserve the availability and accessibility of such data for the wider community. Definitions You means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under, and complying with all of the terms of, this Licence or a future version of this Licence. Da...

The TAPR Noncommercial Hardware License Version 1.0 (May 25, 2007) Copyright 2007 TAPR ~ http://www.tapr.org/NCL PREAMBLE Open Hardware is a thing - a physical artifact, either electrical or mechanical - whose design information is available to, and usable by, the public in a way that allows anyone to make, modify, distribute, and use that thing. In this preface, design information is called "documentation" and things created from it are called "products." The TAPR Noncommercial Hardware License ("NCL") agreement provides a legal framework for Open Hardware projects. It may be used for any kind of product, be it a hammer or a computer motherboard, and is TAPR's contribution to the community; anyone may use the NCL for their ...

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