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- THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE version 1.0
-
- Copyright (C) 1999 Trolltech AS, Norway.
- Everyone is permitted to copy and
- distribute this license document.
-
- The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change
- the software regulated by this license under the open source model.
-
- 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.
-
- Granted Rights
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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:
-
- a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in
- the Software.
-
- 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.
-
- 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:
-
- a. You must include this license document in the distribution.
-
- 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.
-
- c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the machine-executable
- forms are available under the terms of this license.
-
- 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.
-
- 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:
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- Limitations of Liability
-
- 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.
-
- No Warranty
-
- 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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-