1r#"Community Specification License 1.0 2 3The Purpose of this License. This License sets forth the terms under which 41) Contributor will participate in and contribute to the development 5of specifications, standards, best practices, guidelines, and other 6similar materials under this Working Group, and 2) how the materials 7developed under this License may be used. It is not intended for source 8code. Capitalized terms are defined in the License’s last section. 9 101. Copyright. 11 121.1. Copyright License. Contributor grants everyone a non-sublicensable, 13perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable 14(except as expressly stated in this License) copyright license, without 15any obligation for accounting, to reproduce, prepare derivative works 16of, publicly display, publicly perform, and distribute any materials 17it submits to the full extent of its copyright interest in those 18materials. 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