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- THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE version 1.0
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- Copyright (C) 1999 Trolltech AS, Norway.
- Everyone is permitted to copy and
- distribute this license document.
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- The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change
- the software regulated by this license under the open source model.
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- This license applies to any software containing a notice placed by the
- copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under the terms of
- the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is herein referred to
- as the Software. This license covers modification and distribution of
- the Software, use of third-party application programs based on the
- Software, and development of free software which uses the Software.
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- Granted Rights
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- 1. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license
- provided you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in
- this license. Whole or partial distribution of the Software, or
- software items that link with the Software, in any form signifies
- acceptance of this license.
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- 2. You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form
- provided that the entire package, including - but not restricted to
- - copyright, trademark notices and disclaimers, as released by the
- initial developer of the Software, is distributed.
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- 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your
- modifications, in a form that is separate from the Software, such
- as patches. The following restrictions apply to modifications:
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- a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in the
- Software.
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- b. When modifications to the Software are released under this license,
- a non-exclusive royalty-free right is granted to the initial developer
- of the Software to distribute your modification in future versions of
- the Software provided such versions remain available under these terms
- in addition to any other license(s) of the initial developer.
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- 4. You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software or
- machine-executable forms of modified versions of the Software,
- provided that you meet these restrictions:
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- a. You must include this license document in the distribution.
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- b. You must ensure that all recipients of the machine-executable forms
- are also able to receive the complete machine-readable source code to
- the distributed Software, including all modifications, without any
- charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place prominent notices
- in the distribution explaining this.
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- c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the
- machine-executable forms are available under the terms of this
- license.
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- 5. You may use the original or modified versions of the Software to
- compile, link and run application programs legally developed by you
- or by others.
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- 6. You may develop application programs, reusable components and other
- software items that link with the original or modified versions of
- the Software. These items, when distributed, are subject to the
- following requirements:
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- a. You must ensure that all recipients of machine-executable forms of
- these items are also able to receive and use the complete
- machine-readable source code to the items without any charge beyond
- the costs of data transfer.
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- b. You must explicitly license all recipients of your items to use and
- re-distribute original and modified versions of the items in both
- machine-executable and source code forms. The recipients must be able
- to do so without any charges whatsoever, and they must be able to
- re-distribute to anyone they choose.
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- c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the
- initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items, then
- you must supply one.
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- Limitations of Liability
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- In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders be
- liable for any damages whatsoever, including - but not restricted to -
- lost revenue or profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental
- or consequential damages, even if they have been advised of the
- possibility of such damages, except to the extent invariable law, if
- any, provides otherwise.
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- No Warranty
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- The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with NO
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN,
- MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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- Choice of Law
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- This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall be
- settled by Oslo City Court.
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