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<H1>The Q Public License</H1>
<P>version 1.0</P>
<P>Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Troll Tech AS, Norway.<BR>
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute this license
document.
</P>
<P>The intent of this license is to establish freedom to share and
change the software regulated by this license under the open
source model.</P>
<P>This license applies to any software containing a notice placed
by the copyright holder saying that it may be distributed under
the terms of the Q Public License version 1.0. Such software is
herein referred to as the Software. This license covers
modification and distribution of the Software, use of
third-party application programs based on the Software, and
development of free software which uses the Software.</P>
<H2>Granted Rights</H2>
<OL STYLE="list-style-type: decimal;">
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<P>You are granted the non-exclusive rights set forth in this
license provided you agree to and comply with any and all
conditions in this license. Whole or partial distribution
of the Software, or software items that link with the
Software, in any form signifies acceptance of this
license.</P>
</LI>
<LI>
<P>You may copy and distribute the Software in unmodified form
provided that the entire package, including - but not
restricted to - copyright, trademark notices and
disclaimers, as released by the initial developer of the
Software, is distributed.</P></LI>
<LI>
<P>You may make modifications to the Software and distribute
your modifications, in a form that is separate from the
Software, such as patches. The following restrictions apply
to modifications:</P>
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<LI>
<P>Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright
notices in the Software.</P></LI>
<LI>
<P>When modifications to the Software are released under
this license, a non-exclusive royalty-free right is
granted to the initial developer of the Software to
distribute your modification in future versions of the
Software provided such versions remain available under
these terms in addition to any other license(s) of the
initial developer.</P>
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<P>You may distribute machine-executable forms of the Software
or machine-executable forms of modified versions of the
Software, provided that you meet these restrictions:</P>
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<P>You must include this license document in the
distribution.</P>
</LI>
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<P>You must ensure that all recipients of the
machine-executable forms are also able to receive the
complete machine-readable source code to the distributed
Software, including all modifications, without any
charge beyond the costs of data transfer, and place
prominent notices in the distribution explaining
this.</P>
</LI>
<LI>
<P>You must ensure that all modifications included in the
machine-executable forms are available under the terms
of this license.</P>
</LI>
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</LI>
<LI>
<P>You may use the original or modified versions of the
Software to compile, link and run application programs
legally developed by you or by others.</P>
</LI>
<LI>
<P>You may develop application programs, reusable components
and other software items that link with the original or
modified versions of the Software. These items, when
distributed, are subject to the following requirements:</P>
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<P>You must ensure that all recipients of
machine-executable forms of these items are also able to
receive and use the complete machine-readable source
code to the items without any charge beyond the costs of
data transfer.</P>
</LI>
<LI>
<P>You must explicitly license all recipients of your
items to use and re-distribute original and modified
versions of the items in both machine-executable and
source code forms. The recipients must be able to do so
without any charges whatsoever, and they must be able to
re-distribute to anyone they choose.</P>
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<P>If the items are not available to the general public,
and the initial developer of the Software requests a
copy of the items, then you must supply one.</P>
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<H2>Limitations of Liability</H2>
<P>In no event shall the initial developers or copyright holders
be liable for any damages whatsoever, including - but not
restricted to - lost revenue or profits or other direct,
indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, even if
they have been advised of the possibility of such damages,
except to the extent invariable law, if any, provides
otherwise.</P>
<H2>No Warranty</H2>
<P>The Software and this license document are provided AS IS with
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN,
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</P>
<H2>Choice of Law</H2>
<P>This license is governed by the Laws of Norway. Disputes shall
be settled by Oslo City Court.</P>
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