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diff --git a/docs/artistic.txt b/docs/artistic.txt index c04639a838..20ce614482 100644 --- a/docs/artistic.txt +++ b/docs/artistic.txt @@ -1,127 +1,127 @@ -The "Artistic License" - - Preamble - -The intent of this document is to state the conditions under which a -Package may be copied, such that the Copyright Holder maintains some -semblance of artistic control over the development of the package, -while giving the users of the package the right to use and distribute -the Package in a more-or-less customary fashion, plus the right to make -reasonable modifications. - -Definitions: - - "Package" refers to the collection of files distributed by the - Copyright Holder, and derivatives of that collection of files - created through textual modification. - - "Standard Version" refers to such a Package if it has not been - modified, or has been modified in accordance with the wishes - of the Copyright Holder as specified below. - - "Copyright Holder" is whoever is named in the copyright or - copyrights for the package. - - "You" is you, if you're thinking about copying or distributing - this Package. - - "Reasonable copying fee" is whatever you can justify on the - basis of media cost, duplication charges, time of people involved, - and so on. (You will not be required to justify it to the - Copyright Holder, but only to the computing community at large - as a market that must bear the fee.) - - "Freely Available" means that no fee is charged for the item - itself, though there may be fees involved in handling the item. - It also means that recipients of the item may redistribute it - under the same conditions they received it. - -1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the -Standard Version of this Package without restriction, provided that you -duplicate all of the original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. - -2. You may apply bug fixes, portability fixes and other modifications -derived from the Public Domain or from the Copyright Holder. A Package -modified in such a way shall still be considered the Standard Version. - -3. You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided -that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and -when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the -following: - - a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise make them - Freely Available, such as by posting said modifications to Usenet or - an equivalent medium, or placing the modifications on a major archive - site such as uunet.uu.net, or by allowing the Copyright Holder to include - your modifications in the Standard Version of the Package. - - b) use the modified Package only within your corporation or organization. - - c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict - with standard executables, which must also be provided, and provide - a separate manual page for each non-standard executable that clearly - documents how it differs from the Standard Version. - - d) make other distribution arrangements with the Copyright Holder. - -4. You may distribute the programs of this Package in object code or -executable form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: - - a) distribute a Standard Version of the executables and library files, - together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) on where - to get the Standard Version. - - b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of - the Package with your modifications. - - c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, and clearly - document the differences in manual pages (or equivalent), together - with instructions on where to get the Standard Version. - - d) make other distribution arrangements with the Copyright Holder. - -5. You may charge a reasonable copying fee for any distribution of this -Package. You may charge any fee you choose for support of this -Package. You may not charge a fee for this Package itself. However, -you may distribute this Package in aggregate with other (possibly -commercial) programs as part of a larger (possibly commercial) software -distribution provided that you do not advertise this Package as a -product of your own. You may embed this Package's interpreter within -an executable of yours (by linking); this shall be construed as a mere -form of aggregation, provided that the complete Standard Version of the -interpreter is so embedded. - -6. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as -output from the programs of this Package do not automatically fall -under the copyright of this Package, but belong to whoever generated -them, and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this -Package. If such scripts or library files are aggregated with this -Package via the so-called "undump" or "unexec" methods of producing a -binary executable image, then distribution of such an image shall -neither be construed as a distribution of this Package nor shall it -fall under the restrictions of Paragraphs 3 and 4, provided that you do -not represent such an executable image as a Standard Version of this -Package. - -7. C subroutines (or comparably compiled subroutines in other -languages) supplied by you and linked into this Package in order to -emulate subroutines and variables of the language defined by this -Package shall not be considered part of this Package, but are the -equivalent of input as in Paragraph 6, provided these subroutines do -not change the language in any way that would cause it to fail the -regression tests for the language. - -8. Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is always -permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded; that is, -when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's interfaces visible -to the end user of the commercial distribution. Such use shall not be -construed as a distribution of this Package. - -9. The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote -products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. - -10. THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR -IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED -WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - - The End += The "Artistic License" + + Preamble + + The intent of this document is to state the conditions under which a + Package may be copied, such that the Copyright Holder maintains some + semblance of artistic control over the development of the package, + while giving the users of the package the right to use and distribute + the Package in a more-or-less customary fashion, plus the right to make + reasonable modifications. + + Definitions: + + "Package" refers to the collection of files distributed by the + Copyright Holder, and derivatives of that collection of files + created through textual modification. + + "Standard Version" refers to such a Package if it has not been + modified, or has been modified in accordance with the wishes + of the Copyright Holder as specified below. + + "Copyright Holder" is whoever is named in the copyright or + copyrights for the package. + + "You" is you, if you're thinking about copying or distributing + this Package. + + "Reasonable copying fee" is whatever you can justify on the + basis of media cost, duplication charges, time of people involved, + and so on. (You will not be required to justify it to the + Copyright Holder, but only to the computing community at large + as a market that must bear the fee.) + + "Freely Available" means that no fee is charged for the item + itself, though there may be fees involved in handling the item. + It also means that recipients of the item may redistribute it + under the same conditions they received it. + + 1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the + Standard Version of this Package without restriction, provided that you + duplicate all of the original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. + + 2. You may apply bug fixes, portability fixes and other modifications + derived from the Public Domain or from the Copyright Holder. A Package + modified in such a way shall still be considered the Standard Version. + + 3. You may otherwise modify your copy of this Package in any way, provided + that you insert a prominent notice in each changed file stating how and + when you changed that file, and provided that you do at least ONE of the + following: + + a) place your modifications in the Public Domain or otherwise make them + Freely Available, such as by posting said modifications to Usenet or + an equivalent medium, or placing the modifications on a major archive + site such as uunet.uu.net, or by allowing the Copyright Holder to include + your modifications in the Standard Version of the Package. + + b) use the modified Package only within your corporation or organization. + + c) rename any non-standard executables so the names do not conflict + with standard executables, which must also be provided, and provide + a separate manual page for each non-standard executable that clearly + documents how it differs from the Standard Version. + + d) make other distribution arrangements with the Copyright Holder. + + 4. You may distribute the programs of this Package in object code or + executable form, provided that you do at least ONE of the following: + + a) distribute a Standard Version of the executables and library files, + together with instructions (in the manual page or equivalent) on where + to get the Standard Version. + + b) accompany the distribution with the machine-readable source of + the Package with your modifications. + + c) give non-standard executables non-standard names, and clearly + document the differences in manual pages (or equivalent), together + with instructions on where to get the Standard Version. + + d) make other distribution arrangements with the Copyright Holder. + + 5. You may charge a reasonable copying fee for any distribution of this + Package. You may charge any fee you choose for support of this + Package. You may not charge a fee for this Package itself. However, + you may distribute this Package in aggregate with other (possibly + commercial) programs as part of a larger (possibly commercial) software + distribution provided that you do not advertise this Package as a + product of your own. You may embed this Package's interpreter within + an executable of yours (by linking); this shall be construed as a mere + form of aggregation, provided that the complete Standard Version of the + interpreter is so embedded. + + 6. The scripts and library files supplied as input to or produced as + output from the programs of this Package do not automatically fall + under the copyright of this Package, but belong to whoever generated + them, and may be sold commercially, and may be aggregated with this + Package. If such scripts or library files are aggregated with this + Package via the so-called "undump" or "unexec" methods of producing a + binary executable image, then distribution of such an image shall + neither be construed as a distribution of this Package nor shall it + fall under the restrictions of Paragraphs 3 and 4, provided that you do + not represent such an executable image as a Standard Version of this + Package. + + 7. C subroutines (or comparably compiled subroutines in other + languages) supplied by you and linked into this Package in order to + emulate subroutines and variables of the language defined by this + Package shall not be considered part of this Package, but are the + equivalent of input as in Paragraph 6, provided these subroutines do + not change the language in any way that would cause it to fail the + regression tests for the language. + + 8. Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is always + permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded; that is, + when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's interfaces visible + to the end user of the commercial distribution. Such use shall not be + construed as a distribution of this Package. + + 9. The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote + products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. + + 10. THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR + IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED + WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + + The End |