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The Berkeley Artistic license
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The Berkeley Artistic license
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The Berkeley Artistic License
I: Metadata
Project:(project name here)
Project Developer:(developer or team name here)
Original Project Name: (This and the following line may be deleted if not applicable,these are both used to ascribe an origin point)
Original Project Developer: (This and the previous line may be deleted if not applicable, these are both used to ascribe an origin point)
Contributors: (list of contributors and contributions separated by semicolons.)
II: Definitions
Standard Version: The project which is the basis for modified versions, also known as upstream.
Modified Versions: versions of the source code distributed by the project that have been modified, which can be distributed as executables, downstream.
The Software refers to the project, which is a collection of files distributed by the Project Developer, the "Standard Version", and derivatives of that collection of files created through modification of the source code, the "Modified Version".
III: License Terms
1. You may make and give away verbatim copies of the source form of the Standard Version of this Software without restriction, provided that you duplicate all of the original copyright notices, this license, and associated disclaimers.
2. You may apply bug fixes, portability fixes and other modifications from the Project Developer or other developers (including yourself) to enable this software to work with modern tools, new hardware, new operating systems, etc. A Software modified in such a way may still be considered the Standard Version.
3. You may otherwise modify your copy of this Software in any way, provided that your modifications use this same license or do not distribute the resulting code.
4. You may choose to add your name to the contributors list, to allow the Project Developer to credit you for your modifications in the Standard Version of the Software.
5. You may distribute your modified copy of this Software in executable form, provided that you make it clear that your distribution of this code is modified, provide a copy of this license, and provide a method to obtain both the source of the Standard Version and the source of your Modified Version. You must also modify your license to point to this project as the origin point, labeling your modified version as a the project, moving any prior origin point to be the primary contributor.
6. You may distribute this Software, with or without fee, provided that you do not advertise the Standard Version of this Software as a product of your own.
7. Neither the name of the project nor the name, username, handle, etc, of the project developer or contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
8. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.