| The FreeType Project LICENSE |
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| 2006-Jan-27 |
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| Copyright 1996-2002, 2006 by David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg |
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| Introduction |
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| The FreeType Project is distributed in several archive packages; some of them |
| may contain, in addition to the FreeType font engine, various tools and |
| contributions which rely on, or relate to, the FreeType Project. |
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| This license applies to all files found in such packages, and which do not |
| fall under their own explicit license. The license affects thus the FreeType |
| font engine, the test programs, documentation and makefiles, at the very |
| least. |
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| This license was inspired by the BSD, Artistic, and IJG (Independent JPEG |
| Group) licenses, which all encourage inclusion and use of free software in |
| commercial and freeware products alike. As a consequence, its main points are |
| that: |
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| o We don't promise that this software works. However, we will be |
| interested in any kind of bug reports. (`as is' distribution) |
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| o You can use this software for whatever you want, in parts or full form, |
| without having to pay us. (`royalty-free' usage) |
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| o You may not pretend that you wrote this software. If you use it, or only |
| parts of it, in a program, you must acknowledge somewhere in your |
| documentation that you have used the FreeType code. (`credits') |
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| We specifically permit and encourage the inclusion of this software, with or |
| without modifications, in commercial products. We disclaim all warranties |
| covering The FreeType Project and assume no liability related to The FreeType |
| Project. |
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| Finally, many people asked us for a preferred form for a credit/disclaimer to |
| use in compliance with this license. We thus encourage you to use the |
| following text: |
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| """ Portions of this software are copyright © <year> The FreeType Project |
| (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved. """ |
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| Please replace <year> with the value from the FreeType version you actually |
| use. |
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| Legal Terms |
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| 0. Definitions |
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| Throughout this license, the terms `package', `FreeType Project', |
| and `FreeType archive' refer to the set of files originally distributed |
| by the authors (David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg) as the |
| `FreeType Project', be they named as alpha, beta or final release. |
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| `You' refers to the licensee, or person using the project, where |
| `using' is a generic term including compiling the project's source |
| code as well as linking it to form a `program' or `executable'. This |
| program is referred to as `a program using the FreeType engine'. |
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| This license applies to all files distributed in the original FreeType |
| Project, including all source code, binaries and documentation, unless |
| otherwise stated in the file in its original, unmodified form as distributed |
| in the original archive. If you are unsure whether or not a particular file is |
| covered by this license, you must contact us to verify this. |
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| The FreeType Project is copyright (C) 1996-2000 by David Turner, Robert |
| Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. All rights reserved except as specified below. |
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| 1. No Warranty |
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| THE FREETYPE PROJECT IS PROVIDED `AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, |
| EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF |
| MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF |
| THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE |
| OR THE INABILITY TO USE, OF THE FREETYPE PROJECT. |
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| 2. Redistribution |
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| This license grants a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and irrevocable right |
| and license to use, execute, perform, compile, display, copy, create |
| derivative works of, distribute and sublicense the FreeType Project (in both |
| source and object code forms) and derivative works thereof for any purpose; |
| and to authorize others to exercise some or all of the rights granted herein, |
| subject to the following conditions: |
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| o Redistribution of source code must retain this license file (`FTL.TXT') |
| unaltered; any additions, deletions or changes to the original files must be |
| clearly indicated in accompanying documentation. The copyright notices of the |
| unaltered, original files must be preserved in all copies of source files. |
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| o Redistribution in binary form must provide a disclaimer that states that the |
| software is based in part of the work of the FreeType Team, in the |
| distribution documentation. We also encourage you to put an URL to the |
| FreeType web page in your documentation, though this isn't mandatory. |
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| These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on the FreeType |
| Project, not just the unmodified files. If you use our work, you must |
| acknowledge us. However, no fee need be paid to us. |
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| 3. Advertising |
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| Neither the FreeType authors and contributors nor you shall use the name of |
| the other for commercial, advertising, or promotional purposes without |
| specific prior written permission. |
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| We suggest, but do not require, that you use one or more of the following |
| phrases to refer to this software in your documentation or advertising |
| materials: `FreeType Project', `FreeType Engine', `FreeType |
| library', or `FreeType Distribution'. |
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| As you have not signed this license, you are not required to accept it. |
| However, as the FreeType Project is copyrighted material, only this license, |
| or another one contracted with the authors, grants you the right to use, |
| distribute, and modify it. Therefore, by using, distributing, or modifying the |
| FreeType Project, you indicate that you understand and accept all the terms of |
| this license. |
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| 4. Contacts |
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| There are two mailing lists related to FreeType: |
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| o freetype@nongnu.org |
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| Discusses general use and applications of FreeType, as well as future and |
| wanted additions to the library and distribution. If you are looking for |
| support, start in this list if you haven't found anything to help you in |
| the documentation. |
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| o freetype-devel@nongnu.org |
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| Discusses bugs, as well as engine internals, design issues, specific licenses, |
| porting, etc. |
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| Our home page can be found at |
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| http://www.freetype.org |
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