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- THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE version 1.0
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- Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Trolltech AS, Norway.
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- Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute this license document.
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- The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and change the
- software regulated by this license under the open source model.
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- This license applies to any software containing a notice placed by the copyright
- holder saying that it may be distributed under the terms of the Q Public License
- version 1.0. Such software is herein referred to as the Software. This license
- covers modification and distribution of the Software, use of third-party application
- programs based on the Software, and development of free software which uses
- the Software.
-
- Granted Rights
-
- 1. You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this license provided
- you agree to and comply with any and all conditions in this license. Whole
- or partial distribution of the Software, or software items that link with
- the Software, in any form signifies acceptance of this license.
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- 2. You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form provided that
- the entire package, including - but not restricted to - copyright, trademark
- notices and disclaimers, as released by the initial developer of the Software,
- is distributed.
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- 3. You may make modifications to the Software and distribute your modifications,
- in a form that is separate from the Software, such as patches. The following
- restrictions apply to modifications:
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- a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in the Software.
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- b. When modifications to the Software are released under this license, a non-exclusive
- royalty-free right is granted to the initial developer of the Software to
- distribute your modification in future versions of the Software provided such
- versions remain available under these terms in addition to any other license(s)
- of the initial developer.
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- 4. You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software or machine-executable
- forms of modified versions of the Software, provided that you meet these restrictions:
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- a. You must include this license document in the distribution.
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- b. You must ensure that all recipients of the machine-executable forms are
- also able to receive the complete machine-readable source code to the distributed
- Software, including all modifications, without any charge beyond the costs
- of data transfer, and place prominent notices in the distribution explaining
- this.
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- c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the machine-executable
- forms are available under the terms of this license.
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- 5. You may use the original or modified versions of the Software to compile,
- link and run application programs legally developed by you or by others.
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- 6. You may develop application programs, reusable components and other software
- items that link with the original or modified versions of the Software. These
- items, when distributed, are subject to the following requirements:
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- a. You must ensure that all recipients of machine-executable forms of these
- items are also able to receive and use the complete machine-readable source
- code to the items without any charge beyond the costs of data transfer.
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- b. You must explicitly license all recipients of your items to use and re-distribute
- original and modified versions of the items in both machine-executable and
- source code forms. The recipients must be able to do so without any charges
- whatsoever, and they must be able to re-distribute to anyone they choose.
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- c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the initial developer
- of the Software requests a copy of the items, then you must supply one.
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- Limitations of Liability
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- In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders be liable for
- any damages whatsoever, including - but not restricted to - lost revenue or
- profits or other direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
- even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages, except
- to the extent invariable law, if any, provides otherwise.
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- No Warranty
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- The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY
- OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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- Choice of Law
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- This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall be settled
- by Oslo City Court.
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