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Licenses : Open Source and CopyLeft Licenses

A collection of open source and copyleft licenses.

SGI FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE B (Version 1.0 [1/25/2000]) 1. Definitions. "Additional Notice Provisions" means such additional provisions as appear in the Notice in Original Code under the heading "Additional Notice Provisions." "API" means an application programming interface established by SGI in conjunction with the Original Code. "Covered Code" means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions thereof. "Hardware" means any physical device that accepts input, processes input, stores the results of processing, and/or provides output. "Larger Work" means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this L...

GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2, November 2002 Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. 0. PREAMBLE The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document "free" in the sense of freedom: to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifying it, either commercially or noncommercially. Secondarily, this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being ...

The OpenLDAP Public License Version 1.4, 18 January 1999 Copyright 1998-1999, The OpenLDAP Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Note: This license is derived from the "Artistic License" as distributed with the Perl Programming Language. As significant differences exist, the complete license should be read. 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...

Preface of licence This licence grants you the right to copy, use and distribute information, provided you acknowledge the contributors and comply with the terms and conditions stipulated in this licence. By using information made available under this licence, you accept the terms and conditions set forth in this licence. As set out in Section 7, the licensor disclaims any and all liability for the quality of the information and what the information is used for. This licence shall not impose any limitations on the rights or freedoms of the licensee under the Norwegian Freedom of Information Act or any other legislation granting the general public a right of access to public sector information, or that follow from exemptions or limita...

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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