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  1. FREE SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT CeCILL Notice
  2. This Agreement is a free software license that is the result of discussions
  3. between its authors in order to ensure compliance with the two main principles
  4. guiding its drafting:
  5. - firstly, its conformity with French law, both as regards the law of torts
  6. and intellectual property law, and the protection that it offers to authors
  7. and the holders of economic rights over software.
  8. - secondly, compliance with the principles for the distribution of free software:
  9. access to source codes, extended user-rights.
  10. The following bodies are the authors of this license CeCILL (Ce : CEA, C :
  11. CNRS, I : INRIA, LL : Logiciel Libre):
  12. Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique - CEA, a public scientific, technical and
  13. industrial establishment, having its principal place of business at 31-33
  14. rue de la Fédération, 75752 PARIS cedex 15, France.
  15. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a public scientific and
  16. technological establishment, having its principal place of business at 3 rue
  17. Michel-Ange 75794 Paris cedex 16, France.
  18. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - INRIA,
  19. a public scientific and technological establishment, having its principal
  20. place of business at Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, BP 105, 78153 Le Chesnay
  21. cedex.
  22. PREAMBLE
  23. The purpose of this Free Software Licensing Agreement is to grant users the
  24. right to modify and redistribute the software governed by this license within
  25. the framework of an "open source" distribution model.
  26. The exercising of these rights is conditional upon certain obligations for
  27. users so as to ensure that this status is retained for subsequent redistribution
  28. operations.
  29. As a counterpart to the access to the source code and rights to copy, modify
  30. and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only with a limited
  31. warranty and the software's author, the holder of the economic rights, and
  32. the successive licensors only have limited liability.
  33. In this respect, it is brought to the user's attention that the risks associated
  34. with loading, using, modifying and/or developing or reproducing the software
  35. by the user given its nature of Free Software, that may mean that it is complicated
  36. to manipulate, and that also therefore means that it is reserved for developers
  37. and experienced professionals having in-depth computer knowledge. Users are
  38. therefore encouraged to load and test the Software's suitability as regards
  39. their requirements in conditions enabling the security of their systems and/or
  40. data to be ensured and, more generally, to use and operate it in the same
  41. conditions of security. This Agreement may be freely reproduced and published,
  42. provided it is not altered, and that no Articles are either added or removed
  43. herefrom.
  44. This Agreement may apply to any or all software for which the holder of the
  45. economic rights decides to submit the operation thereof to its provisions.
  46. Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
  47. For the purposes of this Agreement, when the following expressions commence
  48. with a capital letter, they shall have the following meaning:
  49. Agreement: means this Licensing Agreement, and any or all of its subsequent
  50. versions.
  51. Software: means the software in its Object Code and/or Source Code form and,
  52. where applicable, its documentation, "as is" at the time when the Licensee
  53. accepts the Agreement.
  54. Initial Software: means the Software in its Source Code and/or Object Code
  55. form and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" at the time when it
  56. is distributed for the first time under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
  57. Modified Software: means the Software modified by at least one Contribution.
  58. Source Code: means all the Software's instructions and program lines to which
  59. access is required so as to modify the Software.
  60. Object Code: means the binary files originating from the compilation of the
  61. Source Code.
  62. Holder: means the holder of the economic rights over the Initial Software.
  63. Licensee(s): mean(s) the Software user(s) having accepted the Agreement.
  64. Contributor: means a Licensee having made at least one Contribution.
  65. Licensor: means the Holder, or any or all other individual or legal entity,
  66. that distributes the Software under the Agreement.
  67. Contributions: mean any or all modifications, corrections, translations, adaptations
  68. and/or new functionalities integrated into the Software by any or all Contributor,
  69. and the Static Modules.
  70. Module: means a set of sources files including their documentation that, once
  71. compiled in executable form, enables supplementary functionalities or services
  72. to be developed in addition to those offered by the Software.
  73. Dynamic Module: means any or all module, created by the Contributor, that
  74. is independent of the Software, so that this module and the Software are in
  75. two different executable forms that are run in separate address spaces, with
  76. one calling the other when they are run.
  77. Static Module: means any or all module, created by the Contributor and connected
  78. to the Software by a static link that makes their object codes interdependent.
  79. This module and the Software to which it is connected, are combined in a single
  80. executable.
  81. Parties: mean both the Licensee and the Licensor.
  82. These expressions may be used both in singular and plural form.
  83. Article 2 - PURPOSE
  84. The purpose of the Agreement is to enable the Licensor to grant the Licensee
  85. a free, non-exclusive, transferable and worldwide License for the Software
  86. as set forth in Article 5 hereinafter for the whole term of protection of
  87. the rights over said Software.
  88. Article 3 - ACCEPTANCE
  89. 3.1. The Licensee shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and conditions
  90. of this Agreement by the occurrence of the first of the following events:
  91. (i) loading the Software by any or all means, notably, by downloading from
  92. a remote server, or by loading from a physical medium;
  93. (ii) the first time the Licensee exercises any of the rights granted hereunder.
  94. 3.2. One copy of the Agreement, containing a notice relating to the specific
  95. nature of the Software, to the limited warranty, and to the limitation to
  96. use by experienced users has been provided to the Licensee prior to its acceptance
  97. as set forth in Article 3.1 hereinabove, and the Licensee hereby acknowledges
  98. that it is aware thereof.
  99. Article 4 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
  100. 4.1. EFFECTIVE DATE
  101. The Agreement shall become effective on the date when it is accepted by the
  102. Licensee as set forth in Article 3.1.
  103. 4.2. TERM
  104. The Agreement shall remain in force during the whole legal term of protection
  105. of the economic rights over the Software.
  106. Article 5 - SCOPE OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED ---------------------------------------
  107. The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, that accepts such, the following
  108. rights as regards the Software for any or all use, and for the term of the
  109. Agreement, on the basis of the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter.
  110. Otherwise, the Licensor grants to the Licensee free of charge exploitation
  111. rights on the patents he holds on whole or part of the inventions implemented
  112. in the Software.
  113. 5.1. RIGHTS OF USE
  114. The Licensee is authorized to use the Software, unrestrictedly, as regards
  115. the fields of application, with it being hereinafter specified that this relates
  116. to:
  117. 1. permanent or temporary reproduction of all or part of the Software by any
  118. or all means and in any or all form.
  119. 2. loading, displaying, running, or storing the Software on any or all medium.
  120. 3. entitlement to observe, study or test the operation thereof so as to establish
  121. the ideas and principles that form the basis for any or all constituent elements
  122. of said Software. This shall apply when the Licensee carries out any or all
  123. loading, displaying, running, transmission or storage operation as regards
  124. the Software, that it is entitled to carry out hereunder.
  125. 5.2. ENTITLEMENT TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
  126. The right to make Contributions includes the right to translate, adapt, arrange,
  127. or make any or all modification to the Software, and the right to reproduce
  128. the resulting Software.
  129. The Licensee is authorized to make any or all Contribution to the Software
  130. provided that it explicitly mentions its name as the author of said Contribution
  131. and the date of the development thereof.
  132. 5.3. DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION RIGHTS
  133. In particular, the right of distribution and publication includes the right
  134. to transmit and communicate the Software to the general public on any or all
  135. medium, and by any or all means, and the right to market, either in consideration
  136. of a fee, or free of charge, a copy or copies of the Software by means of
  137. any or all process. The Licensee is further authorized to redistribute copies
  138. of the modified or unmodified Software to third parties according to the terms
  139. and conditions set forth hereinafter.
  140. 5.3.1. REDISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE WITHOUT MODIFICATION
  141. The Licensee is authorized to redistribute true copies of the Software in
  142. Source Code or Object Code form, provided that said redistribution complies
  143. with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
  144. 1. a copy of the Agreement,
  145. 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty and
  146. liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
  147. and that, in the event that only the Software's Object Code is redistributed,
  148. the Licensee allows future Licensees unhindered access to the Software's full
  149. Source Code by providing them with the terms and conditions for access thereto,
  150. it being understood that the additional cost of acquiring the Source Code
  151. shall not exceed the cost of transferring the data.
  152. 5.3.2. REDISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED SOFTWARE
  153. When the Licensee makes a Contribution to the Software, the terms and conditions
  154. for the redistribution of the Modified Software shall then be subject to all
  155. the provisions hereof.
  156. The Licensee is authorized to redistribute the Modified Software, in Source
  157. Code or Object Code form, provided that said redistribution complies with
  158. all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
  159. 1. a copy of the Agreement,
  160. 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty and
  161. liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
  162. and that, in the event that only the Modified Software's Object Code is redistributed,
  163. the Licensee allows future Licensees unhindered access to the Modified Software's
  164. full Source Code by providing them with the terms and conditions for access
  165. thereto, it being understood that the additional cost of acquiring the Source
  166. Code shall not exceed the cost of transferring the data.
  167. 5.3.3. REDISTRIBUTION OF DYNAMIC MODULES
  168. When the Licensee has developed a Dynamic Module, the terms and conditions
  169. hereof do not apply to said Dynamic Module, that may be distributed under
  170. a separate Licensing Agreement.
  171. 5.3.4. COMPATIBILITY WITH THE GPL LICENSE
  172. In the event that the Modified or unmodified Software is included in a code
  173. that is subject to the provisions of the GPL License, the Licensee is authorized
  174. to redistribute the whole under the GPL License.
  175. In the event that the Modified Software includes a code that is subject to
  176. the provisions of the GPL License, the Licensee is authorized to redistribute
  177. the Modified Software under the GPL License.
  178. Article 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  179. 6.1. OVER THE INITIAL SOFTWARE
  180. The Holder owns the economic rights over the Initial Software. Any or all
  181. use of the Initial Software is subject to compliance with the terms and conditions
  182. under which the Holder has elected to distribute its work and no one shall
  183. be entitled to and it shall have sole entitlement to modify the terms and
  184. conditions for the distribution of said Initial Software.
  185. The Holder undertakes to maintain the distribution of the Initial Software
  186. under the conditions of the Agreement, for the duration set forth in article
  187. 4.2..
  188. 6.2. OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS
  189. The intellectual property rights over the Contributions belong to the holder
  190. of the economic rights as designated by effective legislation.
  191. 6.3. OVER THE DYNAMIC MODULES
  192. The Licensee having developed a Dynamic Module is the holder of the intellectual
  193. property rights over said Dynamic Module and is free to choose the agreement
  194. that shall govern its distribution.
  195. 6.4. JOINT PROVISIONS
  196. 6.4.1. The Licensee expressly undertakes:
  197. 1. not to remove, or modify, in any or all manner, the intellectual property
  198. notices affixed to the Software;
  199. 2. to reproduce said notices, in an identical manner, in the copies of the
  200. Software.
  201. 6.4.2. The Licensee undertakes not to directly or indirectly infringe the
  202. intellectual property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors and to take,
  203. where applicable, vis-à-vis its staff, any or all measures required to ensure
  204. respect for said intellectual property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors.
  205. Article 7 - RELATED SERVICES
  206. 7.1. Under no circumstances shall the Agreement oblige the Licensor to provide
  207. technical assistance or maintenance services for the Software.
  208. However, the Licensor is entitled to offer this type of service. The terms
  209. and conditions of such technical assistance, and/or such maintenance, shall
  210. then be set forth in a separate instrument. Only the Licensor offering said
  211. maintenance and/or technical assistance services shall incur liability therefor.
  212. 7.2. Similarly, any or all Licensor shall be entitled to offer to its Licensees,
  213. under its own responsibility, a warranty, that shall only be binding upon
  214. itself, for the redistribution of the Software and/or the Modified Software,
  215. under terms and conditions that it shall decide upon itself. Said warranty,
  216. and the financial terms and conditions of its application, shall be subject
  217. to a separate instrument executed between the Licensor and the Licensee.
  218. Article 8 - LIABILITY
  219. 8.1. Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, should the Licensor fail to
  220. fulfill all or part of its obligations hereunder, the Licensee shall be entitled
  221. to claim compensation for the direct loss suffered as a result of a fault
  222. on the part of the Licensor, subject to providing evidence of it.
  223. 8.2. The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under this
  224. Licensing Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result , in particular:
  225. (i) of loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its obligations,
  226. (ii) direct or consequential loss due to the Software's use or performance
  227. that is suffered by the Licensee, when the latter is a professional using
  228. said Software for professional purposes and (iii) consequential loss due to
  229. the Software's use or performance. The Parties expressly agree that any or
  230. all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data, loss of profits, operating
  231. loss, loss of customers or orders, opportunity cost, any disturbance to business
  232. activities) or any or all legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee
  233. by a third party, shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide
  234. entitlement to any or all compensation from the Licensor.
  235. Article 9 - WARRANTY
  236. 9.1. The Licensee acknowledges that the current situation as regards scientific
  237. and technical know-how at the time when the Software was distributed did not
  238. enable all possible uses to be tested and verified, nor for the presence of
  239. any or all faults to be detected. In this respect, the Licensee's attention
  240. has been drawn to the risks associated with loading, using, modifying and/or
  241. developing and reproducing the Software that are reserved for experienced
  242. users.
  243. The Licensee shall be responsible for verifying, by any or all means, the
  244. product's suitability for its requirements, its due and proper functioning,
  245. and for ensuring that it shall not cause damage to either persons or property.
  246. 9.2. The Licensor hereby represents, in good faith, that it is entitled to
  247. grant all the rights on the Software (including in particular the rights set
  248. forth in Article 5 hereof over the Software).
  249. 9.3. The Licensee acknowledges that the Software is supplied "as is" by the
  250. Licensor without any or all other express or tacit warranty, other than that
  251. provided for in Article 9.2 and, in particular, without any or all warranty
  252. as to its market value, its secured, innovative or relevant nature.
  253. Specifically, the Licensor does not warrant that the Software is free from
  254. any or all error, that it shall operate continuously, that it shall be compatible
  255. with the Licensee's own equipment and its software configuration, nor that
  256. it shall meet the Licensee's requirements.
  257. 9.4. The Licensor does not either expressly or tacitly warrant that the Software
  258. does not infringe any or all third party intellectual right relating to a
  259. patent, software or to any or all other property right. Moreover, the Licensor
  260. shall not hold the Licensee harmless against any or all proceedings for infringement
  261. that may be instituted in respect of the use, modification and redistribution
  262. of the Software. Nevertheless, should such proceedings be instituted against
  263. the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide it with technical and legal assistance
  264. for its defense. Such technical and legal assistance shall be decided upon
  265. on a case-by-case basis between the relevant Licensor and the Licensee pursuant
  266. to a memorandum of understanding. The Licensor disclaims any or all liability
  267. as regards the Licensee's use of the Software's name. No warranty shall be
  268. provided as regards the existence of prior rights over the name of the Software
  269. and as regards the existence of a trademark.
  270. Article 10 - TERMINATION
  271. 10.1. In the event of a breach by the Licensee of its obligations hereunder,
  272. the Licensor may automatically terminate this Agreement thirty (30) days after
  273. notice has been sent to the Licensee and has remained ineffective.
  274. 10.2. The Licensee whose Agreement is terminated shall no longer be authorized
  275. to use, modify or distribute the Software. However, any or all licenses that
  276. it may have granted prior to termination of the Agreement shall remain valid
  277. subject to their having been granted in compliance with the terms and conditions
  278. hereof.
  279. Article 11 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  280. 11.1. EXCUSABLE EVENTS
  281. Neither Party shall be liable for any or all delay, or failure to perform
  282. the Agreement, that may be attributable to an event of force majeure, an act
  283. of God or an outside cause, such as, notably, defective functioning, or interruptions
  284. affecting the electricity or telecommunications networks, blocking of the
  285. network following a virus attack, the intervention of the government authorities,
  286. natural disasters, water damage, earthquakes, fire, explosions, strikes and
  287. labor unrest, war, etc.
  288. 11.2. The fact that either Party may fail, on one or several occasions, to
  289. invoke one or several of the provisions hereof, shall under no circumstances
  290. be interpreted as being a waiver by the interested Party of its entitlement
  291. to invoke said provision(s) subsequently.
  292. 11.3. The Agreement cancels and replaces any or all previous agreement, whether
  293. written or oral, between the Parties and having the same purpose, and constitutes
  294. the entirety of the agreement between said Parties concerning said purpose.
  295. No supplement or modification to the terms and conditions hereof shall be
  296. effective as regards the Parties unless it is made in writing and signed by
  297. their duly authorized representatives.
  298. 11.4. In the event that one or several of the provisions hereof were to conflict
  299. with a current or future applicable act or legislative text, said act or legislative
  300. text shall take precedence, and the Parties shall make the necessary amendments
  301. so as to be in compliance with said act or legislative text. All the other
  302. provisions shall remain effective. Similarly, the fact that a provision of
  303. the Agreement may be null and void, for any reason whatsoever, shall not cause
  304. the Agreement as a whole to be null and void.
  305. 11.5. LANGUAGE
  306. The Agreement is drafted in both French and English. In the event of a conflict
  307. as regards construction, the French version shall be deemed authentic.
  308. Article 12 - NEW VERSIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
  309. 12.1. Any or all person is authorized to duplicate and distribute copies of
  310. this Agreement.
  311. 12.2. So as to ensure coherence, the wording of this Agreement is protected
  312. and may only be modified by the authors of the License, that reserve the right
  313. to periodically publish updates or new versions of the Agreement, each with
  314. a separate number. These subsequent versions may address new issues encountered
  315. by Free Software.
  316. 12.3. Any or all Software distributed under a given version of the Agreement
  317. may only be subsequently distributed under the same version of the Agreement,
  318. or a subsequent version, subject to the provisions of article 5.3.4.
  319. Article 13 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
  320. 13.1. The Agreement is governed by French law. The Parties agree to endeavor
  321. to settle the disagreements or disputes that may arise during the performance
  322. of the Agreement out-of-court.
  323. 13.2. In the absence of an out-of-court settlement within two (2) months as
  324. from their occurrence, and unless emergency proceedings are necessary, the
  325. disagreements or disputes shall be referred to the Paris Courts having jurisdiction,
  326. by the first Party to take action.
  327. Version 1.1 of 10/26/2004
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