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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

Simple Machines License (SMF 1.0 and 1.1) Definitions 1. This Package is defined as all of the files within any archive file or any group of files released in conjunction by Simple Machines, Simple Machines, or a derived or modified work based on such files. 2. A Modification, or a Mod, is defined as instructions, to be performed manually or in an automated manner, that alter any part of this Package. 3. A Modified Package is defined as this Package or a derivative of it with one or more Modification applied to it. 4. Distribution is defined as allowing one or more other people to in any way download or receive a copy of this Package, a Modified Package, or a derivative of this Package. 5. The Software is def...

Independent JPEG Group License LEGAL ISSUES In plain English: 1. We don't promise that this software works. (But if you find any bugs, please let us know!) 2. You can use this software for whatever you want. You don't have to pay us. 3. You may not pretend that you wrote this software. If you use it in a program, you must acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that you've used the IJG code. In legalese: The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied, with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume the entire risk as to its quality and accuracy. This software is co...

Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Xerox Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Use and copying of this software and preparation of derivative works based upon this software are permitted. Any copy of this software or of any derivative work must include the above copyright notice of Xerox Corporation, this paragraph and the one after it. Any distribution of this software or derivative works must comply with all applicable United States export control laws. This software is made available AS IS, and XEROX CORPORATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED HEREIN, ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES...

Name: (file name) Synopsis: (a 1-2 line description for software archivists.) Description: (a detailed description for software users.) Copyright (year) (your full name) The Wide Open License (WOL) Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice and this license appear in all source copies. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. See http://www.dspguru.com/wol.htm for more information.

NAUMEN Public License (Naumen) This software is Copyright (c) NAUMEN (tm) and Contributors. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions in source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The name NAUMEN (tm) must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without prior ...

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