1 Common Public License Version 1.0
3 THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC
4 LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM
5 CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
11 a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and documentation
12 distributed under this Agreement, and
14 b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor:
16 i) changes to the Program, and
18 ii) additions to the Program;
20 where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are
21 distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution 'originates' from a
22 Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contributor itself or anyone
23 acting on such Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not include additions to
24 the Program which: (i) are separate modules of software distributed in
25 conjunction with the Program under their own license agreement, and (ii) are
26 not derivative works of the Program.
28 "Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the Program.
30 "Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which are
31 necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution alone or when
32 combined with the Program.
34 "Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance with this
37 "Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement,
38 including all Contributors.
42 a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
43 Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to
44 reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform,
45 distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and
46 such derivative works, in source code and object code form.
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49 Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under
50 Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise
51 transfer the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code and
52 object code form. This patent license shall apply to the combination of the
53 Contribution and the Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the
54 Contributor, such addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be
55 covered by the Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any
56 other combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is
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60 to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are provided by any
61 Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other intellectual
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67 For example, if a third party patent license is required to allow Recipient to
68 distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to acquire that
69 license before distributing the Program.
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72 copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright license
73 set forth in this Agreement.
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80 a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
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86 and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability
87 and fitness for a particular purpose;
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90 damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and consequential
91 damages, such as lost profits;
93 iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are offered
94 by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and
96 iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such
97 Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable manner on
98 or through a medium customarily used for software exchange.
100 When the Program is made available in source code form:
102 a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and
104 b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Program.
106 Contributors may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained within
109 Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its Contribution,
110 if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients to identify
111 the originator of the Contribution.
113 4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
115 Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities with
116 respect to end users, business partners and the like. While this license is
117 intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the Contributor who
118 includes the Program in a commercial product offering should do so in a manner
119 which does not create potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore, if
120 a Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering, such
121 Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend and indemnify
122 every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor") against any losses, damages
123 and costs (collectively "Losses") arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal
124 actions brought by a third party against the Indemnified Contributor to the
125 extent caused by the acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in
126 connection with its distribution of the Program in a commercial product
127 offering. The obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses
128 relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement. In order
129 to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly notify the Commercial
130 Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) allow the Commercial Contributor
131 to control, and cooperate with the Commercial Contributor in, the defense and
132 any related settlement negotiations. The Indemnified Contributor may
133 participate in any such claim at its own expense.
135 For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial product
136 offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial Contributor. If that
137 Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims, or offers warranties
138 related to Product X, those performance claims and warranties are such
139 Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under this section, the
140 Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims against the other
141 Contributors related to those performance claims and warranties, and if a court
142 requires any other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial
143 Contributor must pay those damages.
147 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN
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150 NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each
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152 and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise
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154 costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of
155 data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations.
158 6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
160 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY
161 CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
162 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST
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170 If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
171 applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
172 remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action by the
173 parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent
174 necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
176 If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with respect
177 to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in
178 a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor to such
179 Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation
180 is filed. In addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation against any
181 entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the
182 Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or
183 hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights
184 granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is
187 All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails to
188 comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement and does
189 not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of
190 such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this Agreement terminate,
191 Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the Program as soon as
192 reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations under this Agreement
193 and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program shall continue
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197 order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and may only be
198 modified in the following manner. The Agreement Steward reserves the right to
199 publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from time to time.
200 No one other than the Agreement Steward has the right to modify this Agreement.
201 IBM is the initial Agreement Steward. IBM may assign the responsibility to
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203 of the Agreement will be given a distinguishing version number. The Program
204 (including Contributions) may always be distributed subject to the version of
205 the Agreement under which it was received. In addition, after a new version of
206 the Agreement is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program
207 (including its Contributions) under the new version. Except as expressly stated
208 in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to
209 the intellectual property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether
210 expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not
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216 after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a jury trial
217 in any resulting litigation.