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1r#"IBM Public License Version 1.0
2
3THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS IBM
4PUBLIC LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION
5OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
6
71. DEFINITIONS
8"Contribution" means:
9
10a.  in the case of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"), the Original Program, and
11
12b.  in the case of each Contributor,
13	i.  changes to the Program, and
14	ii.  additions to the Program;
15where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and
16are distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution
17'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by
18such Contributor itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's
19behalf. Contributions do not include additions to the Program which:
20(i) are separate modules of software distributed in conjunction with
21the Program under their own license agreement, and (ii) are not
22derivative works of the Program.
23
24"Contributor" means IBM and any other entity that distributes the Program.
25
26"Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a
27Contributor which are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its
28Contribution alone or when combined with the Program.
29
30"Original Program" means the original version of the software
31accompanying this Agreement as released by IBM, including source
32code, object code and documentation, if any.
33
34"Program" means the Original Program and Contributions.
35
36"Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this
37Agreement, including all Contributors.
38
392. GRANT OF RIGHTS
40a.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby
41grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright
42license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display,
43publicly perform, distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such
44Contributor, if any, and such derivative works, in source code and
45object code form.
46
47b.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby
48grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent
49license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell,
50import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such Contributor,
51if any, in source code and object code form. This patent license
52shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the Program
53if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such
54addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered by
55the Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any
56other combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per
57se is licensed hereunder.
58
59c.  Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the
60licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are
61provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the
62patent or other intellectual property rights of any other entity.
63Each Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims
64brought by any other entity based on infringement of intellectual
65property rights or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the
66rights and licenses granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes
67sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights
68needed, if any. For example, if a third party patent license is
69required to allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is
70Recipient's responsibility to acquire that license before
71distributing the Program.
72
73d.  Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has
74sufficient copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the
75copyright license set forth in this Agreement.
76
773. REQUIREMENTS
78A Contributor may choose to distribute
79the Program in object code form under its own license agreement,
80provided that:
81
82a.  it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
83b.  its license agreement:
84	i.  effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all warranties
85	and conditions, express and implied, including warranties or
86	conditions of title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or
87	conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;
88	ii.  effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability
89	for damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and
90	consequential damages, such as lost profits;
91	iii.  states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are
92	offered by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and
93	iv.  states that source code for the Program is available from such
94	Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable
95	manner on or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
96
97When the Program is made available in source code form:
98a.  it must be made available under this Agreement; and
99b.  a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the
100Program.
101
102Each Contributor must include the following in a conspicuous location in the Program:
103
104	Copyright (C) 1996, 1999 International Business Machines Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
105
106In addition, each Contributor must identify itself as the originator
107of its Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows
108subsequent Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution.
109
1104. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
111Commercial distributors of software may accept certain
112responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the
113like. While this license is intended to facilitate the commercial
114use of the Program, the Contributor who includes the Program in a
115commercial product offering should do so in a manner which does not
116create potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore, if a
117Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering,
118such Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend
119and indemnify every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor")
120against any losses, damages and costs (collectively "Losses") arising
121from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third
122party against the Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the
123acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in connection with
124its distribution of the Program in a commercial product offering.
125The obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses
126relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement.
127In order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly
128notify the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim, and b)
129allow the Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with the
130Commercial Contributor in, the defense and any related settlement
131negotiations. The Indemnified Contributor may participate in any
132such claim at its own expense.
133
134For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial
135product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial
136Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance
137claims, or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance
138claims and warranties are such Commercial Contributor's
139responsibility alone. Under this section, the Commercial Contributor
140would have to defend claims against the other Contributors related to
141those performance claims and warranties, and if a court requires any
142other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial
143Contributor must pay those damages.
144
1455. NO WARRANTY
146EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS
147PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
148KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
149WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
150OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely
151responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and
152distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its
153exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to
154the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable
155laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and
156unavailability or interruption of operations.
157
1586. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
159EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT
160NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT,
161INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
162(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
163ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
164TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF
165THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS
166GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
167
1687. GENERAL
169If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
170applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
171the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further
172action by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the
173minimum extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
174
175If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with
176respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim
177or counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by
178that Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall
179terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. In addition, if
180Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity (including
181a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program
182itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or
183hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's
184rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such
185litigation is filed.
186
187All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it
188fails to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this
189Agreement and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of
190time after becoming aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's
191rights under this Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use
192and distribution of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable.
193However, Recipient's obligations under this Agreement and any
194licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program shall continue
195and survive.
196
197IBM may publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement
198from time to time. Each new version of the Agreement will be given a
199distinguishing version number. The Program (including Contributions)
200may always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement
201under which it was received. In addition, after a new version of the
202Agreement is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the
203Program (including its Contributions) under the new version. No one
204other than IBM has the right to modify this Agreement. Except as
205expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives
206no rights or licenses to the intellectual property of any Contributor
207under this Agreement, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or
208otherwise. All rights in the Program not expressly granted under
209this Agreement are reserved.
210
211This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and
212the intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No
213party to this Agreement will bring a legal action under this
214Agreement more than one year after the cause of action arose. Each
215party waives its rights to a jury trial in any resulting litigation.
216"#