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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

VITA NUOVA LIBERAL SOURCE LICENCE 29 May 2003 IMPORTANT NOTICE - READ CAREFULLY: This Licence Agreement (``LICENCE'') is a legal agreement between you as an indi- vidual person or organisation (``YOU'') and Vita Nuova Hold- ings Limited (``VITA NUOVA'') (having an office at 3 Innova- tion Close, York Science Park, University Road, York England YO10 5ZF), for all or any portion of the software product accompanying this LICENCE, which includes computer software in binary and source code form, other information and docu- mentation (``LICENSED SOFTWARE''), where a notice declares that this LICENCE applies. By copying (except for the sole purpose of making a backup copy), using, modifying, or distributing all or part of YOUR copy of t...

Artistic License 1.0 Preamble The intent of this document is to state the conditions under which a Package may be copied, such that the Copyright Holder maintains some semblance of artistic control over the development of the package, while giving the users of the package the right to use and distribute the Package in a more-or-less customary fashion, plus the right to make reasonable modifications. Definitions: "Package" refers to the collection of files distributed by the Copyright Holder, and derivatives of that collection of files created through textual modification. "Standard Version" refers to such a Package if it has not been modified, or has been modified in accordance with the wishes of the Copyright Holder ...

APPLE PUBLIC SOURCE LICENSE Version 2.0 - August 6, 2003 Please read this License carefully before downloading this software. By downloading or using this software, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this License. If you do not or cannot agree to the terms of this License, please do not download or use the software. Apple Note: In January 2007, Apple changed its corporate name from "Apple Computer, Inc." to "Apple Inc." This change has been reflected below and copyright years updated, but no other changes have been made to the APSL 2.0. 1. General; Definitions. This License applies to any program or other work which Apple Inc. ("Apple") makes publicly available and which contains a notice placed by Apple identifying s...

NASA OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENT VERSION 1.1 THIS OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") DEFINES THE RIGHTS OF USE, REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, MODIFICATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN COMPUTER SOFTWARE ORIGINALLY RELEASED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ("NASA"). ANYONE WHO USES, REPRODUCES, DISTRIBUTES, MODIFIES OR REDISTRIBUTES THE SUBJECT SOFTWARE, AS DEFINED HEREIN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS, BY THAT ACTION, ACCEPTING IN FULL THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. NASA Original Software Designation: _____________________________________ NASA Original Software Title: ___________________________________________ User Registration requested, ...

EFF Open Audio License: Version 1.0 I. Preamble II. Terms of Use III. How to Use this License I. PREAMBLE Principles Digital technology and the Internet can empower artists to reach a worldwide audience and to build upon each other's ideas and imagination with extremely low production and distribution costs. Many software developers, through both the open source software initiative and the free software movement, have long taken advantage of these facts to create a vibrant community of shared software that benefits creators and the public. EFF's Open Audio License provides a legal tool that borrows from both movements providing freedom and openness to use music and other expressive works in new wa...

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