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14 <BODY CLASS="license">
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15 <H1>The Q Public License</H1>
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16 <P>version 1.0</P>
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17
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18 <P>Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Troll Tech AS, Norway.<BR>
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19 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute this license
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20 document.
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21 </P>
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22
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23 <P>The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and
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24 change the software regulated by this license under the open
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25 source model.</P>
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26
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27 <P>This license applies to any software containing a notice placed
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28 by the copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under
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29 the terms of the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is
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30 herein referred to as the Software. This license covers
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31 modification and distribution of the Software, use of
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32 third-party application programs based on the Software, and
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33 development of free software which uses the Software.</P>
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34
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35 <H2>Granted Rights</H2>
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36
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37 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: decimal;">
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38 <LI>
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39 <P>You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this
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40 license provided you agree to and comply with any and all
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41 conditions in this license. Whole or partial distribution
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42 of the Software, or software items that link with the
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43 Software, in any form signifies acceptance of this
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44 license.</P>
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45 </LI>
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46
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47 <LI>
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48 <P>You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form
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49 provided that the entire package, including - but not
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50 restricted to - copyright, trademark notices and
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51 disclaimers, as released by the initial developer of the
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52 Software, is distributed.</P></LI>
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53
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54 <LI>
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55 <P>You may make modifications to the Software and distribute
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56 your modifications, in a form that is separate from the
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57 Software, such as patches. The following restrictions apply
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58 to modifications:</P>
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59
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60 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
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61 <LI>
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62 <P>Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright
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63 notices in the Software.</P></LI>
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64 <LI>
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65 <P>When modifications to the Software are released under
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66 this license, a non-exclusive royalty-free right is
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67 granted to the initial developer of the Software to
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68 distribute your modification in future versions of the
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69 Software provided such versions remain available under
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70 these terms in addition to any other license(s) of the
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71 initial developer.</P>
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73 </OL>
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74
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75 <LI>
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76 <P>You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software
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77 or machine-executable forms of modified versions of the
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78 Software, provided that you meet these restrictions:</P>
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79
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80 <OL STYLE="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
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82 <P>You must include this license document in the
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83 distribution.</P>
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84 </LI>
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85
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87 <P>You must ensure that all recipients of the
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88 machine-executable forms are also able to receive the
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89 complete machine-readable source code to the distributed
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90 Software, including all modifications, without any
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91 charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place
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92 prominent notices in the distribution explaining
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93 this.</P>
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95
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97 <P>You must ensure that all modifications included in the
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99 of this license.</P>
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103
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105 <P>You may use the original or modified versions of the
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106 Software to compile, link and run application programs
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107 legally developed by you or by others.</P>
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109
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111 <P>You may develop application programs, reusable components
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112 and other software items that link with the original or
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113 modified versions of the Software. These items, when
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114 distributed, are subject to the following requirements:</P>
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118 <P>You must ensure that all recipients of
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119 machine-executable forms of these items are also able to
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120 receive and use the complete machine-readable source
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121 code to the items without any charge beyond the costs of
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122 data transfer.</P>
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123 </LI>
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124
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125 <LI>
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126 <P>You must explicitly license all recipients of your
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127 items to use and re-distribute original and modified
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128 versions of the items in both machine-executable and
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129 source code forms. The recipients must be able to do so
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130 without any charges whatsoever, and they must be able to
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131 re-distribute to anyone they choose.</P>
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133
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135 <P>If the items are not available to the general public,
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136 and the initial developer of the Software requests a
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137 copy of the items, then you must supply one.</P>
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142
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143 <H2>Limitations of Liability</H2>
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144
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145 <P>In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders
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146 be liable for any damages whatsoever, including - but not
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147 restricted to - lost revenue or profits or other direct,
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148 indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, even if
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149 they have been advised of the possibility of such damages,
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150 except to the extent invariable law, if any, provides
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151 otherwise.</P>
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152
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153 <H2>No Warranty</H2>
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154
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155 <P>The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with
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156 NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN,
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157 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</P>
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158
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159 <H2>Choice of Law</H2>
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160
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161 <P>This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall
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162 be settled by Oslo City Court.</P>
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