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1Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0 (CPAL)
2
31. “Definitions”
4
51.0.1 “Commercial Use” means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code
6available to a third party.
7
81.1 “Contributor” means each entity that creates or contributes to the
9creation of Modifications.
10
111.2 “Contributor Version” means the combination of the Original Code, prior
12Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications made by that
13particular Contributor.
14
151.3 “Covered Code” means the Original Code or Modifications or the combination
16of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions
17thereof.
18
191.4 “Electronic Distribution Mechanism” means a mechanism generally accepted
20in the software development community for the electronic transfer of data.
21
221.5 “Executable” means Covered Code in any form other than Source Code.
23
241.6 “Initial Developer” means the individual or entity identified as the
25Initial Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A.
26
271.7 “Larger Work” means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof
28with code not governed by the terms of this License.
29
301.8 “License” means this document.
31
321.8.1 “Licensable” means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent
33possible, whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently acquired,
34any and all of the rights conveyed herein.
35
361.9 “Modifications” means any addition to or deletion from the substance or
37structure of either the Original Code or any previous Modifications. When
38Covered Code is released as a series of files, a Modification is:
39
40A. Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file containing Original
41Code or previous Modifications.
42
43B. Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or previous
44Modifications.
45
461.10 “Original Code” means Source Code of computer software code which is
47described in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A as Original Code,
48and which, at the time of its release under this License is not already
49Covered Code governed by this License.
50
511.10.1 “Patent Claims” means any patent claim(s), now owned or hereafter
52acquired, including without limitation, method, process, and apparatus claims,
53in any patent Licensable by grantor.
54
551.11 “Source Code” means the preferred form of the Covered Code for making
56modifications to it, including all modules it contains, plus any associated
57interface definition files, scripts used to control compilation and
58installation of an Executable, or source code differential comparisons against
59either the Original Code or another well known, available Covered Code of the
60Contributor’s choice. The Source Code can be in a compressed or archival form,
61provided the appropriate decompression or de-archiving software is widely
62available for no charge.
63
641.12 “You” (or “Your”) means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights
65under, and complying with all of the terms of, this License or a future
66version of this License issued under Section 6.1. For legal entities, “You”
67includes any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common
68control with You. For purposes of this definition, “control” means (a) the
69power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such
70entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than fifty
71percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such
72entity.
73
742. Source Code License.
75
762.1 The Initial Developer Grant.
77
78The Initial Developer hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-
79exclusive license, subject to third party intellectual property claims:
80
81(a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark)
82Licensable by Initial Developer to use, reproduce, modify, display, perform,
83sublicense and distribute the Original Code (or portions thereof) with or
84without Modifications, and/or as part of a Larger Work; and
85
86(b) under Patents Claims infringed by the making, using or selling of Original
87Code, to make, have made, use, practice, sell, and offer for sale, and/or
88otherwise dispose of the Original Code (or portions thereof).
89
90(c) the licenses granted in this Section 2.1(a) and (b) are effective on the
91date Initial Developer first distributes Original Code under the terms of this
92License.
93
94(d) Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted: 1) for
95code that You delete from the Original Code; 2) separate from the Original
96Code; or 3) for infringements caused by: i) the modification of the Original
97Code or ii) the combination of the Original Code with other software or
98devices.
99
1002.2 Contributor Grant.
101
102Subject to third party intellectual property claims, each Contributor hereby
103grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license
104
105(a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark)
106Licensable by Contributor, to use, reproduce, modify, display, perform,
107sublicense and distribute the Modifications created by such Contributor (or
108portions thereof) either on an unmodified basis, with other Modifications, as
109Covered Code and/or as part of a Larger Work; and
110
111(b) under Patent Claims infringed by the making, using, or selling of
112Modifications made by that Contributor either alone and/or in combination with
113its Contributor Version (or portions of such combination), to make, use, sell,
114offer for sale, have made, and/or otherwise dispose of: 1) Modifications made
115by that Contributor (or portions thereof); and 2) the combination of
116Modifications made by that Contributor with its Contributor Version (or
117portions of such combination).
118
119(c) the licenses granted in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b) are effective on the
120date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of the Covered Code.
121
122(d) Notwithstanding Section 2.2(b) above, no patent license is granted: 1) for
123any code that Contributor has deleted from the Contributor Version; 2)
124separate from the Contributor Version; 3) for infringements caused by: i)
125third party modifications of Contributor Version or ii) the combination of
126Modifications made by that Contributor with other software (except as part of
127the Contributor Version) or other devices; or 4) under Patent Claims infringed
128by Covered Code in the absence of Modifications made by that Contributor.
129
1303. Distribution Obligations.
131
1323.1 Application of License.
133
134The Modifications which You create or to which You contribute are governed by
135the terms of this License, including without limitation Section 2.2. The
136Source Code version of Covered Code may be distributed only under the terms of
137this License or a future version of this License released under Section 6.1,
138and You must include a copy of this License with every copy of the Source Code
139You distribute. You may not offer or impose any terms on any Source Code
140version that alters or restricts the applicable version of this License or the
141recipients’ rights hereunder. However, You may include an additional document
142offering the additional rights described in Section 3.5.
143
1443.2 Availability of Source Code.
145
146Any Modification which You create or to which You contribute must be made
147available in Source Code form under the terms of this License either on the
148same media as an Executable version or via an accepted Electronic Distribution
149Mechanism to anyone to whom you made an Executable version available; and if
150made available via Electronic Distribution Mechanism, must remain available
151for at least twelve (12) months after the date it initially became available,
152or at least six (6) months after a subsequent version of that particular
153Modification has been made available to such recipients. You are responsible
154for ensuring that the Source Code version remains available even if the
155Electronic Distribution Mechanism is maintained by a third party.
156
1573.3 Description of Modifications.
158
159You must cause all Covered Code to which You contribute to contain a file
160documenting the changes You made to create that Covered Code and the date of
161any change. You must include a prominent statement that the Modification is
162derived, directly or indirectly, from Original Code provided by the Initial
163Developer and including the name of the Initial Developer in (a) the Source
164Code, and (b) in any notice in an Executable version or related documentation
165in which You describe the origin or ownership of the Covered Code.
166
1673.4 Intellectual Property Matters
168
169(a) Third Party Claims. If Contributor has knowledge that a license under a
170third party’s intellectual property rights is required to exercise the rights
171granted by such Contributor under Sections 2.1 or 2.2, Contributor must
172include a text file with the Source Code distribution titled “LEGAL” which
173describes the claim and the party making the claim in sufficient detail that a
174recipient will know whom to contact. If Contributor obtains such knowledge
175after the Modification is made available as described in Section 3.2,
176Contributor shall promptly modify the LEGAL file in all copies Contributor
177makes available thereafter and shall take other steps (such as notifying
178appropriate mailing lists or newsgroups) reasonably calculated to inform those
179who received the Covered Code that new knowledge has been obtained.
180
181(b) Contributor APIs. If Contributor’s Modifications include an application
182programming interface and Contributor has knowledge of patent licenses which
183are reasonably necessary to implement that API, Contributor must also include
184this information in the LEGAL file.
185
186(c) Representations. Contributor represents that, except as disclosed pursuant
187to Section 3.4(a) above, Contributor believes that Contributor’s Modifications
188are Contributor’s original creation(s) and/or Contributor has sufficient
189rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License.
190
1913.5 Required Notices.
192
193You must duplicate the notice in Exhibit A in each file of the Source Code. If
194it is not possible to put such notice in a particular Source Code file due to
195its structure, then You must include such notice in a location (such as a
196relevant directory) where a user would be likely to look for such a notice. If
197You created one or more Modification(s) You may add your name as a Contributor
198to the notice described in Exhibit A. You must also duplicate this License in
199any documentation for the Source Code where You describe recipients’ rights or
200ownership rights relating to Covered Code. You may choose to offer, and to
201charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one
202or more recipients of Covered Code. However, You may do so only on Your own
203behalf, and not on behalf of the Initial Developer or any Contributor. You
204must make it absolutely clear than any such warranty, support, indemnity or
205liability obligation is offered by You alone, and You hereby agree to
206indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability
207incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of warranty,
208support, indemnity or liability terms You offer.
209
2103.6 Distribution of Executable Versions.
211
212You may distribute Covered Code in Executable form only if the requirements of
213Section 3.1-3.5 have been met for that Covered Code, and if You include a
214notice stating that the Source Code version of the Covered Code is available
215under the terms of this License, including a description of how and where You
216have fulfilled the obligations of Section 3.2. The notice must be
217conspicuously included in any notice in an Executable version, related
218documentation or collateral in which You describe recipients’ rights relating
219to the Covered Code. You may distribute the Executable version of Covered Code
220or ownership rights under a license of Your choice, which may contain terms
221different from this License, provided that You are in compliance with the
222terms of this License and that the license for the Executable version does not
223attempt to limit or alter the recipient’s rights in the Source Code version
224from the rights set forth in this License. If You distribute the Executable
225version under a different license You must make it absolutely clear that any
226terms which differ from this License are offered by You alone, not by the
227Initial Developer, Original Developer or any Contributor. You hereby agree to
228indemnify the Initial Developer, Original Developer and every Contributor for
229any liability incurred by the Initial Developer, Original Developer or such
230Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer.
231
2323.7 Larger Works.
233
234You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code not
235governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger Work as a
236single product. In such a case, You must make sure the requirements of this
237License are fulfilled for the Covered Code.
238
2394. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation.
240If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License
241with respect to some or all of the Covered Code due to statute, judicial
242order, or regulation then You must: (a) comply with the terms of this License
243to the maximum extent possible; and (b) describe the limitations and the code
244they affect. Such description must be included in the LEGAL file described in
245Section 3.4 and must be included with all distributions of the Source Code.
246Except to the extent prohibited by statute or regulation, such description
247must be sufficiently detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to
248understand it.
249
2505. Application of this License.
251This License applies to code to which the Initial Developer has attached the
252notice in Exhibit A and to related Covered Code.
253
2546. Versions of the License.
255
2566.1 New Versions.
257
258Socialtext, Inc. (“Socialtext”) may publish revised and/or new versions of the
259License from time to time. Each version will be given a distinguishing version
260number.
261
2626.2 Effect of New Versions.
263
264Once Covered Code has been published under a particular version of the
265License, You may always continue to use it under the terms of that version.
266You may also choose to use such Covered Code under the terms of any subsequent
267version of the License published by Socialtext. No one other than Socialtext
268has the right to modify the terms applicable to Covered Code created under
269this License.
270
2716.3 Derivative Works.
272
273If You create or use a modified version of this License (which you may only do
274in order to apply it to code which is not already Covered Code governed by
275this License), You must (a) rename Your license so that the phrases
276“Socialtext”, “CPAL” or any confusingly similar phrase do not appear in your
277license (except to note that your license differs from this License) and (b)
278otherwise make it clear that Your version of the license contains terms which
279differ from the CPAL. (Filling in the name of the Initial Developer, Original
280Developer, Original Code or Contributor in the notice described in Exhibit A
281shall not of themselves be deemed to be modifications of this License.)
282
2837. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
284COVERED CODE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT
285WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
286LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE COVERED CODE IS FREE OF DEFECTS, MERCHANTABLE,
287FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE
288QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COVERED CODE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY COVERED
289CODE PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT, YOU (NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPER, ORIGINAL
290DEVELOPER OR ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY
291SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN
292ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY COVERED CODE IS AUTHORIZED
293HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.
294
2958. TERMINATION.
296
2978.1 This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically
298if You fail to comply with terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30
299days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses to the Covered Code
300which are properly granted shall survive any termination of this License.
301Provisions which, by their nature, must remain in effect beyond the
302termination of this License shall survive.
303
3048.2 If You initiate litigation by asserting a patent infringement claim
305(excluding declatory judgment actions) against Initial Developer, Original
306Developer or a Contributor (the Initial Developer, Original Developer or
307Contributor against whom You file such action is referred to as “Participant”)
308alleging that:
309
310(a) such Participant’s Contributor Version directly or indirectly infringes
311any patent, then any and all rights granted by such Participant to You under
312Sections 2.1 and/or 2.2 of this License shall, upon 60 days notice from
313Participant terminate prospectively, unless if within 60 days after receipt of
314notice You either: (i) agree in writing to pay Participant a mutually
315agreeable reasonable royalty for Your past and future use of Modifications
316made by such Participant, or (ii) withdraw Your litigation claim with respect
317to the Contributor Version against such Participant. If within 60 days of
318notice, a reasonable royalty and payment arrangement are not mutually agreed
319upon in writing by the parties or the litigation claim is not withdrawn, the
320rights granted by Participant to You under Sections 2.1 and/or 2.2
321automatically terminate at the expiration of the 60 day notice period
322specified above.
323
324(b) any software, hardware, or device, other than such Participant’s
325Contributor Version, directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then any
326rights granted to You by such Participant under Sections 2.1(b) and 2.2(b) are
327revoked effective as of the date You first made, used, sold, distributed, or
328had made, Modifications made by that Participant.
329
3308.3 If You assert a patent infringement claim against Participant alleging
331that such Participant’s Contributor Version directly or indirectly infringes
332any patent where such claim is resolved (such as by license or settlement)
333prior to the initiation of patent infringement litigation, then the reasonable
334value of the licenses granted by such Participant under Sections 2.1 or 2.2
335shall be taken into account in determining the amount or value of any payment
336or license.
337
3388.4 In the event of termination under Sections 8.1 or 8.2 above, all end user
339license agreements (excluding distributors and resellers) which have been
340validly granted by You or any distributor hereunder prior to termination shall
341survive termination.
342
3439. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
344UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING
345NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL YOU, THE INITIAL DEVELOPER,
346ORIGINAL DEVELOPER, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF COVERED CODE,
347OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY
348INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER
349INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE,
350COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR
351LOSSES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
352DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH
353OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM SUCH PARTY’S NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT
354APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
355EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS
356EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
357
35810. U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS.
359The Covered Code is a “commercial item,” as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R.
3602.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of “commercial computer software” and
361“commercial computer software documentation,” as such terms are used in 48
362C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R.
363227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S. Government End Users
364acquire Covered Code with only those rights set forth herein.
365
36611. MISCELLANEOUS.
367This License represents the complete agreement concerning subject matter
368hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such
369provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it
370enforceable. This License shall be governed by California law provisions
371(except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise), excluding
372its conflict-of-law provisions. With respect to disputes in which at least one
373party is a citizen of, or an entity chartered or registered to do business in
374the United States of America, any litigation relating to this License shall be
375subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the Northern District of
376California, with venue lying in Santa Clara County, California, with the
377losing party responsible for costs, including without limitation, court costs
378and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. The application of the United
379Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is
380expressly excluded. Any law or regulation which provides that the language of
381a contract shall be construed against the drafter shall not apply to this
382License.
383
38412. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLAIMS.
385As between Initial Developer, Original Developer and the Contributors, each
386party is responsible for claims and damages arising, directly or indirectly,
387out of its utilization of rights under this License and You agree to work with
388Initial Developer, Original Developer and Contributors to distribute such
389responsibility on an equitable basis. Nothing herein is intended or shall be
390deemed to constitute any admission of liability.
391
39213. MULTIPLE-LICENSED CODE.
393Initial Developer may designate portions of the Covered Code as Multiple-
394Licensed. Multiple-Licensed means that the Initial Developer permits you to
395utilize portions of the Covered Code under Your choice of the CPAL or the
396alternative licenses, if any, specified by the Initial Developer in the file
397described in Exhibit A.
398
39914. ADDITIONAL TERM: ATTRIBUTION
400
401(a) As a modest attribution to the organizer of the development of the
402Original Code (“Original Developer”), in the hope that its promotional value
403may help justify the time, money and effort invested in writing the Original
404Code, the Original Developer may include in Exhibit B (“Attribution
405Information”) a requirement that each time an Executable and Source Code or a
406Larger Work is launched or initially run (which includes initiating a
407session), a prominent display of the Original Developer’s Attribution
408Information (as defined below) must occur on the graphic user interface
409employed by the end user to access such Covered Code (which may include
410display on a splash screen), if any. The size of the graphic image should be
411consistent with the size of the other elements of the Attribution Information.
412If the access by the end user to the Executable and Source Code does not
413create a graphic user interface for access to the Covered Code, this
414obligation shall not apply. If the Original Code displays such Attribution
415Information in a particular form (such as in the form of a splash screen,
416notice at login, an “about” display, or dedicated attribution area on user
417interface screens), continued use of such form for that Attribution
418Information is one way of meeting this requirement for notice.
419
420(b) Attribution information may only include a copyright notice, a brief
421phrase, graphic image and a URL (“Attribution Information”) and is subject to
422the Attribution Limits as defined below. For these purposes, prominent shall
423mean display for sufficient duration to give reasonable notice to the user of
424the identity of the Original Developer and that if You include Attribution
425Information or similar information for other parties, You must ensure that the
426Attribution Information for the Original Developer shall be no less prominent
427than such Attribution Information or similar information for the other party.
428For greater certainty, the Original Developer may choose to specify in Exhibit
429B below that the above attribution requirement only applies to an Executable
430and Source Code resulting from the Original Code or any Modification, but not
431a Larger Work. The intent is to provide for reasonably modest attribution,
432therefore the Original Developer cannot require that You display, at any time,
433more than the following information as Attribution Information: (a) a
434copyright notice including the name of the Original Developer; (b) a word or
435one phrase (not exceeding 10 words); (c) one graphic image provided by the
436Original Developer; and (d) a URL (collectively, the “Attribution Limits”).
437
438(c) If Exhibit B does not include any Attribution Information, then there are
439no requirements for You to display any Attribution Information of the Original
440Developer.
441
442(d) You acknowledge that all trademarks, service marks and/or trade names
443contained within the Attribution Information distributed with the Covered Code
444are the exclusive property of their owners and may only be used with the
445permission of their owners, or under circumstances otherwise permitted by law
446or as expressly set out in this License.
447
44815. ADDITIONAL TERM: NETWORK USE.
449The term “External Deployment” means the use, distribution, or communication
450of the Original Code or Modifications in any way such that the Original Code
451or Modifications may be used by anyone other than You, whether those works are
452distributed or communicated to those persons or made available as an
453application intended for use over a network. As an express condition for the
454grants of license hereunder, You must treat any External Deployment by You of
455the Original Code or Modifications as a distribution under section 3.1 and
456make Source Code available under Section 3.2.
457
458EXHIBIT A. Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0.
459
460“The contents of this file are subject to the Common Public Attribution
461License Version 1.0 (the “License”); you may not use this file except in
462compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
463_____________. The License is based on the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
464but Sections 14 and 15 have been added to cover use of software over a
465computer network and provide for limited attribution for the Original
466Developer. In addition, Exhibit A has been modified to be consistent with
467Exhibit B.
468
469Software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” basis,
470WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
471the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
472
473The Original Code is______________________.
474
475The Original Developer is not the Initial Developer and is __________. If left
476blank, the Original Developer is the Initial Developer.
477
478The Initial Developer of the Original Code is ____________. All portions of
479the code written by ___________ are Copyright (c) _____. All Rights Reserved.
480
481Contributor ______________________.
482
483Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the
484_____ license (the [___] License), in which case the provisions of [______]
485License are applicable instead of those above.
486
487If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only under the terms of
488the [____] License and not to allow others to use your version of this file
489under the CPAL, indicate your decision by deleting the provisions above and
490replace them with the notice and other provisions required by the [___]
491License. If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient may use your
492version of this file under either the CPAL or the [___] License.”
493
494[NOTE: The text of this Exhibit A may differ slightly from the text of the
495notices in the Source Code files of the Original Code. You should use the text
496of this Exhibit A rather than the text found in the Original Code Source Code
497for Your Modifications.]
498
499EXHIBIT B. Attribution Information
500
501Attribution Copyright Notice: _______________________
502
503Attribution Phrase (not exceeding 10 words): _______________________
504
505Attribution URL: _______________________
506
507Graphic Image as provided in the Covered Code, if any.
508
509Display of Attribution Information is [required/not required] in Larger Works
510which are defined in the CPAL as a work which combines Covered Code or
511portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of the CPAL.
512
513