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authorHavoc Pennington <hp@redhat.com>2004-08-10 03:07:01 +0000
committerHavoc Pennington <hp@redhat.com>2004-08-10 03:07:01 +0000
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tree85a0cb9cda1bdac4692129c576f42401b2482705 /COPYING
parent138e17cce0ab1051ff4f7b6d60521c70beb0269c (diff)
2004-08-09 Havoc Pennington <hp@redhat.com>
* COPYING: switch to Academic Free License version 2.1 instead of 2.0, to resolve complaints about patent termination clause.
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@@ -1,33 +1,32 @@
D-BUS is licensed to you under your choice of the Academic Free
-License version 2.0, or the GNU General Public License version 2.
+License version 2.1, or the GNU General Public License version 2.
Both licenses are included here. Some of the standalone binaries are
under the GPL only; in particular, but not limited to,
tools/dbus-cleanup-sockets.c and test/decode-gcov.c. Each source code
file is marked with the proper copyright information.
- The Academic Free License
- v. 2.0
-This Academic Free License (the "License") applies to any original
-work of authorship (the "Original Work") whose owner (the "Licensor")
-has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright
-notice for the Original Work:
-Licensed under the Academic Free License version 2.0
+The Academic Free License
+v. 2.1
+
+This Academic Free License (the "License") applies to any original work of authorship (the "Original Work") whose owner (the "Licensor") has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright notice for the Original Work:
+
+Licensed under the Academic Free License version 2.1
1) Grant of Copyright License. Licensor hereby grants You a
world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, sublicenseable
license to do the following:
-a) to reproduce the Original Work in copies;
+a) to reproduce the Original Work in copies;
-b) to prepare derivative works ("Derivative Works") based upon the Original Work;
+b) to prepare derivative works ("Derivative Works") based upon the Original Work;
-c) to distribute copies of the Original Work and Derivative Works to the public;
+c) to distribute copies of the Original Work and Derivative Works to the public;
-d) to perform the Original Work publicly; and
+d) to perform the Original Work publicly; and
-e) to display the Original Work publicly.
+e) to display the Original Work publicly.
2) Grant of Patent License. Licensor hereby grants You a world-wide,
royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, sublicenseable license, under
@@ -38,38 +37,38 @@ offer for sale the Original Work and Derivative Works.
3) Grant of Source Code License. The term "Source Code" means the
preferred form of the Original Work for making modifications to it and
all available documentation describing how to modify the Original
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-Licensor continues to distribute the Original Work, and by publishing
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+in an information repository reasonably calculated to permit
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+continues to distribute the Original Work, and by publishing the
+address of that information repository in a notice immediately
following the copyright notice that applies to the Original Work.
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the names of any contributors to the Original Work, nor any of their
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products derived from this Original Work without express prior written
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-offer to sell embodiments of any patent claims other than the licensed
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-Nothing in this License shall be interpreted to prohibit Licensor from
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+any other intellectual property of Licensor except as expressly stated
+herein. No patent license is granted to make, use, sell or offer to
+sell embodiments of any patent claims other than the licensed claims
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+Licensor even if such marks are included in the Original Work. Nothing
+in this License shall be interpreted to prohibit Licensor from
licensing under different terms from this License any Original Work
that Licensor otherwise would have a right to license.
-5) This section intentionally omitted.
+5) This section intentionally omitted.
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Derivative Works that You create to carry a prominent Attribution
Notice reasonably calculated to inform recipients that You have
modified the Original Work.
@@ -78,15 +77,15 @@ modified the Original Work.
warrants that the copyright in and to the Original Work and the patent
rights granted herein by Licensor are owned by the Licensor or are
sublicensed to You under the terms of this License with the permission
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-as expressly stated in the immediately proceeding sentence, the
-Original Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and
-WITHOUT WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without
-limitation, the warranties of NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY or
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-constitutes an essential part of this License. No license to Original
-Work is granted hereunder except under this disclaimer.
+of the contributor(s) of those copyrights and patent rights. Except as
+expressly stated in the immediately proceeding sentence, the Original
+Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and WITHOUT
+WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without limitation,
+the warranties of NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL
+WORK IS WITH YOU. This DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY constitutes an essential
+part of this License. No license to Original Work is granted hereunder
+except under this disclaimer.
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theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or
@@ -95,80 +94,81 @@ indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any
character arising as a result of this License or the use of the
Original Work including, without limitation, damages for loss of
goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and
-all other commercial damages or losses. This limitation of liability
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shall not apply to liability for death or personal injury resulting
from Licensor's negligence to the extent applicable law prohibits such
-limitation. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or
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limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion
and limitation may not apply to You.
9) Acceptance and Termination. If You distribute copies of the
Original Work or a Derivative Work, You must make a reasonable effort
under the circumstances to obtain the express assent of recipients to
-the terms of this License. Nothing else but this License (or another
+the terms of this License. Nothing else but this License (or another
written agreement between Licensor and You) grants You permission to
create Derivative Works based upon the Original Work or to exercise
any of the rights granted in Section 1 herein, and any attempt to do
so except under the terms of this License (or another written
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granted to You in Section 1 herein, You indicate Your acceptance of
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automatically and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted
to You by this License as of the date You commence an action,
-including a cross-claim or counterclaim, for patent infringement (i)
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-(ii) against any entity with respect to a patent applicable to the
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+including a cross-claim or counterclaim, against Licensor or any
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+infringement by combinations of the Original Work with other software
+or hardware.
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-101 et seq., the equivalent laws of other countries, and international
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+et seq., the equivalent laws of other countries, and international
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limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in
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-This section shall survive the termination of this License.
+connection with such action, including any appeal of such action. This
+section shall survive the termination of this License.
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+the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
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License, whether in upper or lower case, means an individual or a
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-(50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership
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15) Right to Use. You may use the Original Work in all ways not
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Licensor promises not to interfere with or be responsible for such
uses by You.
-This license is Copyright (C) 2003 Lawrence E. Rosen. All rights
-reserved. Permission is hereby granted to copy and distribute this
-license without modification. This license may not be modified
-without the express written permission of its copyright owner.
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+reserved. Permission is hereby granted to copy and distribute this
+license without modification. This license may not be modified without
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+
--
END OF ACADEMIC FREE LICENSE. The following is intended to describe the essential