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     1.4 +		   European Union Public Licence
     1.5 +		            V. 1.1
     1.6 +		EUPL © the European Community 2007
     1.7 +
     1.8 +This European Union Public Licence (the “EUPL”) applies to the Work or Software
     1.9 +(as defined below) which is provided under the terms of this Licence. Any use of the
    1.10 +Work, other than as authorised under this Licence is prohibited (to the extent such use
    1.11 +is covered by a right of the copyright holder of the Work).
    1.12 +
    1.13 +The Original Work is provided under the terms of this Licence when the Licensor (as
    1.14 +defined below) has placed the following notice immediately following the copyright
    1.15 +notice for the Original Work:
    1.16 +
    1.17 +Licensed under the EUPL V.1.1
    1.18 +
    1.19 +or has expressed by any other mean his willingness to license under the EUPL.
    1.20 +
    1.21 +1. Definitions
    1.22 +
    1.23 +In this Licence, the following terms have the following meaning:
    1.24 +
    1.25 +- The Licence: this Licence.
    1.26 +
    1.27 +- The Original Work or the Software: the software distributed and/or communicated
    1.28 +by the Licensor under this Licence, available as Source Code and also as Executable
    1.29 +Code as the case may be.
    1.30 +
    1.31 +- Derivative Works: the works or software that could be created by the Licensee,
    1.32 +based upon the Original Work or modifications thereof. This Licence does not define
    1.33 +the extent of modification or dependence on the Original Work required in order to
    1.34 +classify a work as a Derivative Work; this extent is determined by copyright law
    1.35 +applicable in the country mentioned in Article 15.
    1.36 +
    1.37 +- The Work: the Original Work and/or its Derivative Works.
    1.38 +
    1.39 +- The Source Code: the human-readable form of the Work which is the most
    1.40 +convenient for people to study and modify.
    1.41 +
    1.42 +- The Executable Code: any code which has generally been compiled and which is
    1.43 +meant to be interpreted by a computer as a program.
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    1.45 +- The Licensor: the natural or legal person that distributes and/or communicates the
    1.46 +Work under the Licence.
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    1.48 +- Contributor(s): any natural or legal person who modifies the Work under the
    1.49 +Licence, or otherwise contributes to the creation of a Derivative Work.
    1.50 +
    1.51 +- The Licensee or “You”: any natural or legal person who makes any usage of the
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    1.53 +
    1.54 +- Distribution and/or Communication: any act of selling, giving, lending, renting,
    1.55 +distributing, communicating, transmitting, or otherwise making available, on-line or
    1.56 +off-line, copies of the Work or providing access to its essential functionalities at the
    1.57 +disposal of any other natural or legal person.
    1.58 +
    1.59 +2. Scope of the rights granted by the Licence
    1.60 +
    1.61 +The Licensor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable
    1.62 +licence to do the following, for the duration of copyright vested in the
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    1.64 +
    1.65 +- use the Work in any circumstance and for all usage,
    1.66 +- reproduce the Work,
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    1.68 +- communicate to the public, including the right to make available or display the
    1.69 +Work or copies thereof to the public and perform publicly, as the case may be,
    1.70 +the Work,
    1.71 +- distribute the Work or copies thereof,
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    1.75 +Those rights can be exercised on any media, supports and formats, whether now
    1.76 +known or later invented, as far as the applicable law permits so.
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    1.78 +In the countries where moral rights apply, the Licensor waives his right to exercise his
    1.79 +moral right to the extent allowed by law in order to make effective the licence of the
    1.80 +economic rights here above listed.
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    1.83 +patents held by the Licensor, to the extent necessary to make use of the rights granted
    1.84 +on the Work under this Licence.
    1.85 +
    1.86 +3. Communication of the Source Code
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    1.88 +The Licensor may provide the Work either in its Source Code form, or as Executable
    1.89 +Code. If the Work is provided as Executable Code, the Licensor provides in addition a
    1.90 +machine-readable copy of the Source Code of the Work along with each copy of the
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    1.94 +Work.
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    1.96 +4. Limitations on copyright
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    1.98 +Nothing in this Licence is intended to deprive the Licensee of the benefits from any
    1.99 +exception or limitation to the exclusive rights of the rights owners in the Original
   1.100 +Work or Software, of the exhaustion of those rights or of other applicable limitations
   1.101 +thereto.
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   1.103 +5. Obligations of the Licensee
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   1.105 +The grant of the rights mentioned above is subject to some restrictions and obligations
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   1.118 +version of this Licence unless the Original Work is expressly distributed only under
   1.119 +this version of the Licence. The Licensee (becoming Licensor) cannot offer or impose
   1.120 +any additional terms or conditions on the Work or Derivative Work that alter or
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   1.124 +Works or copies thereof based upon both the Original Work and another work
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   1.126 +done under the terms of this Compatible Licence. For the sake of this clause,
   1.127 +“Compatible Licence” refers to the licences listed in the appendix attached to this
   1.128 +Licence. Should the Licensee’s obligations under the Compatible Licence conflict
   1.129 +with his/her obligations under this Licence, the obligations of the Compatible Licence
   1.130 +shall prevail.
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   1.132 +Provision of Source Code: When distributing and/or communicating copies of the
   1.133 +Work, the Licensee will provide a machine-readable copy of the Source Code or
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   1.135 +as the Licensee continues to distribute and/or communicate the Work.
   1.136 +
   1.137 +Legal Protection: This Licence does not grant permission to use the trade names,
   1.138 +trademarks, service marks, or names of the Licensor, except as required for
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   1.142 +6. Chain of Authorship
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   1.144 +The original Licensor warrants that the copyright in the Original Work granted
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   1.146 +and authority to grant the Licence.
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   1.149 +Work are owned by him/her or licensed to him/her and that he/she has the power and
   1.150 +authority to grant the Licence.
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   1.152 +Each time You accept the Licence, the original Licensor and subsequent Contributors
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   1.156 +7. Disclaimer of Warranty
   1.157 +
   1.158 +The Work is a work in progress, which is continuously improved by numerous
   1.159 +contributors. It is not a finished work and may therefore contain defects or “bugs”
   1.160 +inherent to this type of software development.
   1.161 +
   1.162 +For the above reason, the Work is provided under the Licence on an “as is” basis and
   1.163 +without warranties of any kind concerning the Work, including without limitation
   1.164 +merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, absence of defects or errors,
   1.165 +accuracy, non-infringement of intellectual property rights other than copyright as
   1.166 +stated in Article 6 of this Licence.
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   1.168 +This disclaimer of warranty is an essential part of the Licence and a condition for the
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   1.171 +8. Disclaimer of Liability
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   1.173 +Except in the cases of wilful misconduct or damages directly caused to natural
   1.174 +persons, the Licensor will in no event be liable for any direct or indirect, material or
   1.175 +moral, damages of any kind, arising out of the Licence or of the use of the Work,
   1.176 +including without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer
   1.177 +failure or malfunction, loss of data or any commercial damage, even if the Licensor
   1.178 +has been advised of the possibility of such damage. However, the Licensor will be
   1.179 +liable under statutory product liability laws as far such laws apply to the Work.
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   1.183 +While distributing the Original Work or Derivative Works, You may choose to
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   1.185 +warranty, indemnity, or other liability obligations and/or services consistent with this
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   1.187 +behalf and on your sole responsibility, not on behalf of the original Licensor or any
   1.188 +other Contributor, and only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold each
   1.189 +Contributor harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against such
   1.190 +Contributor by the fact You have accepted any such warranty or additional liability.
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   1.202 +the Work, the creation by You of a Derivative Work or the Distribution and/or
   1.203 +Communication by You of the Work or copies thereof.
   1.204 +
   1.205 +11. Information to the public
   1.206 +
   1.207 +In case of any Distribution and/or Communication of the Work by means of electronic
   1.208 +communication by You (for example, by offering to download the Work from a
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   1.211 +the Licensor, the Licence and the way it may be accessible, concluded, stored and
   1.212 +reproduced by the Licensee.
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   1.214 +12. Termination of the Licence
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   1.216 +The Licence and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any
   1.217 +breach by the Licensee of the terms of the Licence.
   1.218 +Such a termination will not terminate the licences of any person who has received the
   1.219 +Work from the Licensee under the Licence, provided such persons remain in full
   1.220 +compliance with the Licence.
   1.221 +
   1.222 +13. Miscellaneous
   1.223 +
   1.224 +Without prejudice of Article 9 above, the Licence represents the complete agreement
   1.225 +between the Parties as to the Work licensed hereunder.
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   1.227 +If any provision of the Licence is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, this
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   1.229 +will be construed and/or reformed so as necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
   1.230 +The European Commission may publish other linguistic versions and/or new versions
   1.231 +of this Licence, so far this is required and reasonable, without reducing the scope of
   1.232 +the rights granted by the Licence. New versions of the Licence will be published with
   1.233 +a unique version number.
   1.234 +
   1.235 +All linguistic versions of this Licence, approved by the European Commission, have
   1.236 +identical value. Parties can take advantage of the linguistic version of their choice.
   1.237 +
   1.238 +14. Jurisdiction
   1.239 +
   1.240 +Any litigation resulting from the interpretation of this License, arising between the
   1.241 +European Commission, as a Licensor, and any Licensee, will be subject to the
   1.242 +jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, as laid down in
   1.243 +article 238 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
   1.244 +Any litigation arising between Parties, other than the European Commission, and
   1.245 +resulting from the interpretation of this License, will be subject to the exclusive
   1.246 +jurisdiction of the competent court where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary
   1.247 +business.
   1.248 +
   1.249 +15. Applicable Law
   1.250 +
   1.251 +This Licence shall be governed by the law of the European Union country where the
   1.252 +Licensor resides or has his registered office.
   1.253 +
   1.254 +This licence shall be governed by the Belgian law if:
   1.255 +
   1.256 +- a litigation arises between the European Commission, as a Licensor, and any
   1.257 +Licensee;
   1.258 +- the Licensor, other than the European Commission, has no residence or
   1.259 +registered office inside a European Union country.
   1.260 +
   1.261 +===
   1.262 +
   1.263 +Appendix
   1.264 +
   1.265 +“Compatible Licences” according to article 5 EUPL are:
   1.266 +
   1.267 +- GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) v. 2
   1.268 +- Open Software License (OSL) v. 2.1, v. 3.0
   1.269 +- Common Public License v. 1.0
   1.270 +- Eclipse Public License v. 1.0
   1.271 +- Cecill v. 2.0
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