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1Common Public License Version 1.0
2
3THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC
4LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM
5CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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71. DEFINITIONS
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9"Contribution" means:
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11a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and documentation
12distributed under this Agreement, and
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14b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor:
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16i) changes to the Program, and
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18ii) additions to the Program;
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20where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are
21distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution
22'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by
23such Contributor itself or anyone acting on such Contributor's behalf.
24Contributions do not include additions to the Program which: (i) are separate
25modules of software distributed in conjunction with the Program under their
26own license agreement, and (ii) are not derivative works of the Program.
27
28"Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the Program.
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30"Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which are
31necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution alone or when
32combined with the Program.
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34"Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance with this
35Agreement.
36
37"Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement,
38including all Contributors.
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402. GRANT OF RIGHTS
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42a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
43Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to
44reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform,
45distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and
46such derivative works, in source code and object code form.
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48b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
49Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under
50Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise
51transfer the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code and
52object code form. This patent license shall apply to the combination of the
53Contribution and the Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the
54Contributor, such addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be
55covered by the Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any
56other combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is
57licensed hereunder.
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59c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the licenses to
60its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are provided by any
61Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other
62intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each Contributor disclaims
63any liability to Recipient for claims brought by any other entity based on
64infringement of intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a condition to
65exercising the rights and licenses granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby
66assumes sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights
67needed, if any. For example, if a third party patent license is required to
68allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is Recipient's
69responsibility to acquire that license before distributing the Program.
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71d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient
72copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright license
73set forth in this Agreement.
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753. REQUIREMENTS
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77A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form under
78its own license agreement, provided that:
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80a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
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82b) its license agreement:
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84i) effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all warranties and
85conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of title
86and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability
87and fitness for a particular purpose;
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89ii) effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability for
90damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and consequential
91damages, such as lost profits;
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93iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are offered
94by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and
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96iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such
97Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable manner on
98or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
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100When the Program is made available in source code form:
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102a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and
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104b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Program.
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106Contributors may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained within
107the Program.
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109Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its Contribution,
110if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients to identify
111the originator of the Contribution.
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1134. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
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115Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities with
116respect to end users, business partners and the like. While this license is
117intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the Contributor who
118includes the Program in a commercial product offering should do so in a manner
119which does not create potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore,
120if a Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering, such
121Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend and indemnify
122every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor") against any losses,
123damages and costs (collectively "Losses") arising from claims, lawsuits and
124other legal actions brought by a third party against the Indemnified
125Contributor to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of such Commercial
126Contributor in connection with its distribution of the Program in a commercial
127product offering. The obligations in this section do not apply to any claims
128or Losses relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property
129infringement. In order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a)
130promptly notify the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim, and b)
131allow the Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with the Commercial
132Contributor in, the defense and any related settlement negotiations. The
133Indemnified Contributor may participate in any such claim at its own expense.
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135For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial product
136offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial Contributor. If
137that Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims, or offers
138warranties related to Product X, those performance claims and warranties are
139such Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under this section,
140the Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims against the other
141Contributors related to those performance claims and warranties, and if a
142court requires any other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the
143Commercial Contributor must pay those damages.
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1455. NO WARRANTY
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147EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN
148"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
149IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE,
150NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each
151Recipient is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using
152and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its
153exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the
154risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to
155or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of
156operations.
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1586. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
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160EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY
161CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
162SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
163LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
164CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
165ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE
166EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
167OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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1697. GENERAL
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171If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
172applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
173remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action by the
174parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent
175necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
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177If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with respect
178to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in
179a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor to such
180Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation
181is filed. In addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation against any
182entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that
183the Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software
184or hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such
185Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the
186date such litigation is filed.
187
188All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails
189to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement and
190does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after becoming aware
191of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this Agreement
192terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the Program as
193soon as reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations under
194this Agreement and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program
195shall continue and survive.
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197Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Agreement, but in
198order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and may only be
199modified in the following manner. The Agreement Steward reserves the right to
200publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from time to
201time. No one other than the Agreement Steward has the right to modify this
202Agreement. IBM is the initial Agreement Steward. IBM may assign the
203responsibility to serve as the Agreement Steward to a suitable separate
204entity. Each new version of the Agreement will be given a distinguishing
205version number. The Program (including Contributions) may always be
206distributed subject to the version of the Agreement under which it was
207received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement is published,
208Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including its Contributions)
209under the new version. Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b)
210above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual property
211of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, by implication,
212estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not expressly granted under
213this Agreement are reserved.
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215This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the
216intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to this
217Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than one year
218after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a jury trial
219in any resulting litigation.
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