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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

OCLC Research Public License 2.0 Terms & Conditions Of Use May, 2002 Copyright © 2002. OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. BY DOWNLOADING OR USING THE CODE BASE AND/OR DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANYING THIS LICENSE (THE "License"), YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE. Section 1. Your Rights Subject to these terms and conditions of this License, the OCLC Office of Research (the "Original Contributor") and each subsequent contributor (collectively with the Original Contributor, the "Contributors") hereby grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, no-charge, transferable license to execute, prepare derivative works of, and distribute (i...

BitTorrent Open Source License Version 1.0 This BitTorrent Open Source License (the "License") applies to the BitTorrent client and related software products as well as any updates or maintenance releases of that software ("BitTorrent Products") that are distributed by BitTorrent, Inc. ("Licensor"). Any BitTorrent Product licensed pursuant to this License is a Licensed Product. Licensed Product, in its entirety, is protected by U.S. copyright law. This License identifies the terms under which you may use, copy, distribute or modify Licensed Product. Preamble This Preamble is intended to describe, in plain English, the nature and scope of this License. However, this Preamble is not a part of this license. The legal effect of th...

Jabber Open Source License (Jabber has ceased to use or recommend this license) Version 1.0 This Jabber Open Source License (the "License") applies to Jabber Server and related software products as well as any updates or maintenance releases of that software ("Jabber Products") that are distributed by Jabber.Com, Inc. ("Licensor"). Any Jabber Product licensed pursuant to this License is a Licensed Product. Licensed Product, in its entirety, is protected by U.S. copyright law. This License identifies the terms under which you may use, copy, distribute or modify Licensed Product. Preamble This Preamble is intended to describe, in plain English, the nature and scope of this License. However, this Pre...

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...

Copyright (c) 2008 (YOUR NAME) (YOUR WEBSITE) Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this material and all associated documentation files, to deal in the material without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sub-license, and/or sell copies of the material, and to permit persons to whom the material is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: That a link is placed on the user's website to the creator of this material, also that the 'links page' or 'about page' where the link is placed must also be directly linked to from the home-page of the user's web site. As follows: 1) The users home page has a link to a...

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