Open Software License v. 3.0 (OSL-3.0)
This Open Software License (the "License") applies to any original
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has placed the following licensing notice adjacent to the copyright
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Licensed under the Open Software License version 3.0
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Original Work or Derivative Works that You distribute or
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claims owned or controlled by the Licensor that are embodied in the
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Work as a distribution under section 1(c).
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alleging patent infringement by combinations of the Original Work
with other software or hardware.
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to this License may be brought only in the courts of a
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conducts its primary business, and under the laws of that
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International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. Any use of the
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License or seeking damages relating thereto, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred
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action. This section shall survive the termination of this
License.
13) Miscellaneous. If any provision of this License is held to be
unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent
necessary to make it enforceable.
14) Definition of "You" in This License. "You" throughout this
License, whether in upper or lower case, means an individual or a
legal entity exercising rights under, and complying with all of
the terms of, this License. For legal entities, "You" includes any
entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with you. For purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the
power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of
such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership
of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii)
beneficial ownership of such entity.
15) Right to Use. You may use the Original Work in all ways not
otherwise restricted or conditioned by this License or by law, and
Licensor promises not to interfere with or be responsible for such
uses by You.
16) Modification of This License. This License is Copyright © 2005
Lawrence Rosen. Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or
communicate this License without modification. Nothing in this
License permits You to modify this License as applied to the
Original Work or to Derivative Works. However, You may modify the
text of this License and copy, distribute or communicate your
modified version (the "Modified License") and apply it to other
original works of authorship subject to the following conditions:
(i) You may not indicate in any way that your Modified License is
the "Open Software License" or "OSL" and you may not use those
names in the name of your Modified License; (ii) You must replace
the notice specified in the first paragraph above with the notice
"Licensed under <insert your license name here>" or with a notice
of your own that is not confusingly similar to the notice in this
License; and (iii) You may not claim that your original works are
open source software unless your Modified License has been
approved by Open Source Initiative (OSI) and You comply with its
license review and certification process.
A brief explanation of this license is available.
http://rosenlaw.com/OSL3.0-explained.htm
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