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-BSD Protection License
-February 2002
-
-Preamble
---------
-
-The Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") license has proven very effective
-over the years at allowing for a wide spread of work throughout both
-commercial and non-commercial products. For programmers whose primary
-intention is to improve the general quality of available software, it is
-arguable that there is no better license than the BSD license, as it
-permits improvements to be used wherever they will help, without idealogical
-or metallic constraint.
-
-This is of particular value to those who produce reference implementations
-of proposed standards: The case of TCP/IP clearly illustrates that freely
-and universally available implementations leads the rapid acceptance of
-standards -- often even being used instead of a de jure standard (eg, OSI
-network models).
-
-With the rapid proliferation of software licensed under the GNU General
-Public License, however, the continued success of this role is called into
-question. Given that the inclusion of a few lines of "GPL-tainted" work
-into a larger body of work will result in restricted distribution -- and
-given that further work will likely build upon the "tainted" portions,
-making them difficult to remove at a future date -- there are inevitable
-circumstances where authors would, in order to protect their goal of
-providing for the widespread usage of their work, wish to guard against
-such "GPL-taint".
-
-In addition, one can imagine that companies which operate by producing and
-selling (possibly closed-source) code would wish to protect themselves
-against the rise of a GPL-licensed competitor. While under existing
-licenses this would mean not releasing their code under any form of open
-license, if a license existed under which they could incorporate any
-improvements back into their own (commercial) products then they might be
-far more willing to provide for non-closed distribution.
-
-For the above reasons, we put forth this "BSD Protection License": A
-license designed to retain the freedom granted by the BSD license to use
-licensed works in a wide variety of settings, both non-commercial and
-commercial, while protecting the work from having future contributors
-restrict that freedom.
-
-The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution, and
-modification follow.
-
-BSD PROTECTION LICENSE
-TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION, AND MODIFICATION
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-0. Definitions.
- a) "Program", below, refers to any program or work distributed under
- the terms of this license.
- b) A "work based on the Program", below, refers to either the Program
- or any derivative work under copyright law.
- c) "Modification", below, refers to the act of creating derivative works.
- d) "You", below, refers to each licensee.
-
-1. Scope.
- This license governs the copying, distribution, and modification of the
- Program. Other activities are outside the scope of this license; The
- act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the
- Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the
- Program.
-
-2. Verbatim copies.
- You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program as you
- receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
- appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice; keep
- intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of
- any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this
- License along with the Program.
-
-3. Modification and redistribution under closed license.
- You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute
- the resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the
- following conditions:
- a) The copyright notice and disclaimer on the Program must be reproduced
- and included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials
- provided in a manner in which such notices are normally distributed.
- b) The derivative work must be clearly identified as such, in order that
- it may not be confused with the original work.
- c) The license under which the derivative work is distributed must
- expressly prohibit the distribution of further derivative works.
-
-4. Modification and redistribution under open license.
- You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute
- the resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the
- following conditions:
- a) The copyright notice and disclaimer on the Program must be reproduced
- and included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials
- provided in a manner in which such notices are normally distributed.
- b) You must clearly indicate the nature and date of any changes made
- to the Program. The full details need not necessarily be included in
- the individual modified files, provided that each modified file is
- clearly marked as such and instructions are included on where the
- full details of the modifications may be found.
- c) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole
- or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part
- thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
- parties under the terms of this License.
-
-5. Implied acceptance.
- You may not copy or distribute the Program or any derivative works except
- as expressly provided under this license. Consequently, any such action
- will be taken as implied acceptance of the terms of this license.
-
-6. NO WARRANTY.
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
- INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
- AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
- REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
- INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING, BUT
- NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
- USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
- ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
- TORT, EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.