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- <P align=center><B>Common Public License - v 1.0</B>
- <P><B></B><FONT size=3></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=3></FONT><FONT size=2>THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER
- THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
- AGREEMENT.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B>1. DEFINITIONS</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>"Contribution" means:</FONT>
- <UL><FONT size=2>a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code
- and documentation distributed under this Agreement, and<BR clear=left>b) in
- the case of each subsequent Contributor:</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>i) changes to the Program, and</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>ii) additions to the Program;</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate
- from and are distributed by that particular Contributor. </FONT><FONT size=2>A
- Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by
- such Contributor itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's behalf.
- </FONT><FONT size=2>Contributions do not include additions to the Program
- which: (i) are separate modules of software distributed in conjunction with
- the Program under their own license agreement, and (ii) are not derivative
- works of the Program. </FONT></UL>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>"Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the
- Program.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>"Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a
- Contributor which are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its
- Contribution alone or when combined with the Program. </FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>"Program" means the Contributions
- distributed in accordance with this Agreement.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>"Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this
- Agreement, including all Contributors.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B></B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B>2. GRANT OF RIGHTS</B></FONT>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>a) </FONT><FONT size=2>Subject to the
- terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants</FONT><FONT size=2>
- Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license
- to</FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2> </FONT><FONT size=2>reproduce, prepare
- derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, distribute and
- sublicense the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and such derivative
- works, in source code and object code form.</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>b) Subject to the terms of this
- Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants </FONT><FONT size=2>Recipient a
- non-exclusive, worldwide,</FONT><FONT color=#008000 size=2> </FONT><FONT
- size=2>royalty-free patent license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell,
- offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such
- Contributor, if any, in source code and object code form. This patent license
- shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the Program if, at the
- time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such addition of the
- Contribution causes such combination to be covered by the Licensed Patents.
- The patent license shall not apply to any other combinations which include the
- Contribution. No hardware per se is licensed hereunder. </FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor
- grants the licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are
- provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or
- other intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each Contributor
- disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by any other entity
- based on infringement of intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a
- condition to exercising the rights and licenses granted hereunder, each
- Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual
- property rights needed, if any. For example, if a third party patent license
- is required to allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is Recipient's
- responsibility to acquire that license before distributing the
- Program.</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has
- sufficient copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the
- copyright license set forth in this Agreement. </FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2></FONT></UL>
- <P><FONT size=2><B>3. REQUIREMENTS</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B></B>A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in
- object code form under its own license agreement, provided that:</FONT>
- <UL><FONT size=2>a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this
- Agreement; and</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>b) its license agreement:</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>i) effectively disclaims</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"
- size=2> on behalf of all Contributors all warranties and conditions, express
- and implied, including warranties or conditions of title and non-infringement,
- and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a
- particular purpose; </FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>ii) effectively excludes on behalf of
- all Contributors all liability for damages, including direct, indirect,
- special, incidental and consequential damages, such as lost profits;
- </FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>iii)</FONT><FONT size=2> states that
- any provisions which differ from this Agreement are offered by that
- Contributor alone and not by any other party; and</FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>iv) states that source code for the Program is available from
- such Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable
- manner on or through a medium customarily used for software
- exchange.</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000
- size=2></FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></UL>
- <P><FONT size=2>When the Program is made available in source code form:</FONT>
- <UL><FONT size=2>a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and
- </FONT></UL>
- <UL><FONT size=2>b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy
- of the Program. </FONT></UL>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><STRIKE></STRIKE></FONT>
- <P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><STRIKE></STRIKE></FONT><FONT size=2>Contributors
- may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained within the Program.
- </FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its
- Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients
- to identify the originator of the Contribution. </FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B>4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>Commercial distributors of software may accept certain
- responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the like.
- While this license is intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program,
- the Contributor who includes the Program in a commercial product offering should
- do so in a manner which does not create potential liability for other
- Contributors. Therefore, if a Contributor includes the Program in a commercial
- product offering, such Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to
- defend and indemnify every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor") against
- any losses, damages and costs (collectively "Losses") arising from claims,
- lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third party against the
- Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of such
- Commercial Contributor in connection with its distribution of the Program in a
- commercial product offering. The obligations in this section do not apply to any
- claims or Losses relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property
- infringement. In order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly
- notify the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) allow the
- Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with the Commercial Contributor
- in, the defense and any related settlement negotiations. The Indemnified
- Contributor may participate in any such claim at its own expense.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a
- commercial product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial
- Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims, or
- offers warranties related to Product X, those performance claims and warranties
- are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under this section, the
- Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims against the other
- Contributors related to those performance claims and warranties, and if a court
- requires any other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial
- Contributor must pay those damages.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT size=2><B>5. NO WARRANTY</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS
- PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
- EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR
- CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is</FONT><FONT size=2> solely responsible for
- determining the appropriateness of using and distributing </FONT><FONT
- size=2>the Program</FONT><FONT size=2> and assumes all risks associated with its
- exercise of rights under this Agreement</FONT><FONT size=2>, including but not
- limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable
- laws, damage to or loss of data, </FONT><FONT size=2>programs or equipment, and
- unavailability or interruption of operations</FONT><FONT size=2>. </FONT><FONT
- size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2><B>6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
- AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR
- ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST
- PROFITS),</FONT><FONT size=2> HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
- WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
- OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR
- THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
- OF SUCH DAMAGES.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2><B>7. GENERAL</B></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>If any provision of this Agreement is
- invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, it shall not affect the validity
- or enforceability of the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without
- further action by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the
- minimum extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor
- with respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or
- counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor
- to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such
- litigation is filed. In addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation
- against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit)
- alleging that the Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with
- other software or hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such
- Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date
- such litigation is filed. </FONT><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if
- it fails to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this
- Agreement and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after
- becoming aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this
- Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the
- Program as soon as reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations
- under this Agreement and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the
- Program shall continue and survive. </FONT><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Everyone is permitted
- to copy and distribute copies of this Agreement, but in order to avoid
- inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and may only be modified in the
- following manner. The Agreement Steward reserves the right to </FONT><FONT
- size=2>publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from time to
- </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>time. No one other than the Agreement
- Steward has the right to modify this Agreement. IBM is the initial Agreement
- Steward. IBM may assign the responsibility to serve as the Agreement Steward to
- a suitable separate entity. </FONT><FONT size=2>Each new version of the
- Agreement will be given a distinguishing version number. The Program (including
- Contributions) may always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement
- under which it was received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement
- is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including its
- Contributions) under the new </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>version.
- </FONT><FONT size=2>Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above,
- Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual property of any
- Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, </FONT><FONT size=2>by
- implication, estoppel or otherwise</FONT><FONT size=2>.</FONT><FONT size=2> All
- rights in the Program not expressly granted under this Agreement are
- reserved.</FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2></FONT>
- <P><FONT size=2>This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York
- and the intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to
- this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than one year
- after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a jury trial in
- any resulting litigation.</FONT>
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