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1.4 +BSD Protection License
1.5 +February 2002
1.6 +
1.7 +Preamble
1.8 +--------
1.9 +
1.10 +The Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") license has proven very effective
1.11 +over the years at allowing for a wide spread of work throughout both
1.12 +commercial and non-commercial products. For programmers whose primary
1.13 +intention is to improve the general quality of available software, it is
1.14 +arguable that there is no better license than the BSD license, as it
1.15 +permits improvements to be used wherever they will help, without idealogical
1.16 +or metallic constraint.
1.17 +
1.18 +This is of particular value to those who produce reference implementations
1.19 +of proposed standards: The case of TCP/IP clearly illustrates that freely
1.20 +and universally available implementations leads the rapid acceptance of
1.21 +standards -- often even being used instead of a de jure standard (eg, OSI
1.22 +network models).
1.23 +
1.24 +With the rapid proliferation of software licensed under the GNU General
1.25 +Public License, however, the continued success of this role is called into
1.26 +question. Given that the inclusion of a few lines of "GPL-tainted" work
1.27 +into a larger body of work will result in restricted distribution -- and
1.28 +given that further work will likely build upon the "tainted" portions,
1.29 +making them difficult to remove at a future date -- there are inevitable
1.30 +circumstances where authors would, in order to protect their goal of
1.31 +providing for the widespread usage of their work, wish to guard against
1.32 +such "GPL-taint".
1.33 +
1.34 +In addition, one can imagine that companies which operate by producing and
1.35 +selling (possibly closed-source) code would wish to protect themselves
1.36 +against the rise of a GPL-licensed competitor. While under existing
1.37 +licenses this would mean not releasing their code under any form of open
1.38 +license, if a license existed under which they could incorporate any
1.39 +improvements back into their own (commercial) products then they might be
1.40 +far more willing to provide for non-closed distribution.
1.41 +
1.42 +For the above reasons, we put forth this "BSD Protection License": A
1.43 +license designed to retain the freedom granted by the BSD license to use
1.44 +licensed works in a wide variety of settings, both non-commercial and
1.45 +commercial, while protecting the work from having future contributors
1.46 +restrict that freedom.
1.47 +
1.48 +The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution, and
1.49 +modification follow.
1.50 +
1.51 +BSD PROTECTION LICENSE
1.52 +TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION, AND MODIFICATION
1.53 +----------------------------------------------------------------
1.54 +
1.55 +0. Definitions.
1.56 + a) "Program", below, refers to any program or work distributed under
1.57 + the terms of this license.
1.58 + b) A "work based on the Program", below, refers to either the Program
1.59 + or any derivative work under copyright law.
1.60 + c) "Modification", below, refers to the act of creating derivative works.
1.61 + d) "You", below, refers to each licensee.
1.62 +
1.63 +1. Scope.
1.64 + This license governs the copying, distribution, and modification of the
1.65 + Program. Other activities are outside the scope of this license; The
1.66 + act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the
1.67 + Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the
1.68 + Program.
1.69 +
1.70 +2. Verbatim copies.
1.71 + You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program as you
1.72 + receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
1.73 + appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice; keep
1.74 + intact all the notices that refer to this License and to the absence of
1.75 + any warranty; and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this
1.76 + License along with the Program.
1.77 +
1.78 +3. Modification and redistribution under closed license.
1.79 + You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute
1.80 + the resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the
1.81 + following conditions:
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1.83 + and included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials
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1.85 + b) The derivative work must be clearly identified as such, in order that
1.86 + it may not be confused with the original work.
1.87 + c) The license under which the derivative work is distributed must
1.88 + expressly prohibit the distribution of further derivative works.
1.89 +
1.90 +4. Modification and redistribution under open license.
1.91 + You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute
1.92 + the resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the
1.93 + following conditions:
1.94 + a) The copyright notice and disclaimer on the Program must be reproduced
1.95 + and included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials
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1.97 + b) You must clearly indicate the nature and date of any changes made
1.98 + to the Program. The full details need not necessarily be included in
1.99 + the individual modified files, provided that each modified file is
1.100 + clearly marked as such and instructions are included on where the
1.101 + full details of the modifications may be found.
1.102 + c) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole
1.103 + or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part
1.104 + thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
1.105 + parties under the terms of this License.
1.106 +
1.107 +5. Implied acceptance.
1.108 + You may not copy or distribute the Program or any derivative works except
1.109 + as expressly provided under this license. Consequently, any such action
1.110 + will be taken as implied acceptance of the terms of this license.
1.111 +
1.112 +6. NO WARRANTY.
1.113 + THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
1.114 + INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
1.115 + AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
1.116 + THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR
1.117 + REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
1.118 + INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
1.119 + ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING, BUT
1.120 + NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
1.121 + USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
1.122 + ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
1.123 + TORT, EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
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