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<h1>THE Q PUBLIC LICENSE version 1.0</h1>
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<font size="2">Copyright (C) 1999 Trolltech AS, Norway.<br>
</font><font size="1">Everyone is permitted to copy and<br>
distribute this license document. </font>
<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>
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<h2>Granted Rights</h2>
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<p>1. 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>
<p>2. 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>
<p>3. 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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<p>a. Modifications must not alter or remove any copyright notices in
the Software.</p>
<p>b. 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>4. 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>a. You must include this license document in the distribution.</p>
<p>b. 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>
<p>c. You must ensure that all modifications included in the
machine-executable forms are available under the terms of this
license.</p>
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<p>5. 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>
<p>6. 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>a. 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>
<p>b. 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>
<p>c. 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>
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<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>
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<h2>No Warranty</h2>
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<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>
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<h2>Choice of Law</h2>
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<p>This license is governed by the Laws of England.
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<p>Last updated 3 December 2000
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