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| DATE | 2004-06-01 |
| FROM | From: "Inker, Evan"
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Weird Software License
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Here's a copy of a Software License that makes little or no sense...
Can someone please tell me what they are talking about?????
PrimoPDF License Agreement
ALADDIN FREE PUBLIC LICENSE
(VERSION 9, SEPTEMBER 18, 2000) -
SECTION 0 REVISED FOR PRIMOPDF (FEBRUARY 9, 2004)
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Aladdin Enterprises,
Menlo Park, California, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2004, activePDF, Inc., Mission Viejo, California, U.S.A., All
Rights Reserved
NOTE: This License is not the same as any of the GNU Licenses published by
the Free Software Foundation. Its terms are substantially different from
those of the GNU Licenses. If you are familiar with the GNU Licenses, please
read this license with extra care.
Aladdin Enterprises hereby grants to anyone the permission to apply this
License to their own work, as long as the entire License (including the
above notices and this paragraph) is copied with no changes, additions, or
deletions except for changing the first paragraph of Section 0 to include a
suitable description of the work to which the license is being applied and
of the person or entity that holds the copyright in the work, and, if the
License is being applied to a work created in a country other than the
United States, replacing the first paragraph of Section 6 with an
appropriate reference to the laws of the appropriate country.
This License is not an Open Source license: among other things, it places
restrictions on distribution of the Program, specifically including sale of
the Program. While Aladdin Enterprises respects and supports the philosophy
of the Open Source Definition, and shares the desire of the GNU project to
keep licensed software freely redistributable in both source and object
form, we feel that Open Source licenses unfairly prevent developers of
useful software from being compensated proportionately when others profit
financially from their work. This License attempts to ensure that those who
receive, redistribute, and contribute to the licensed Program according to
the Open Source and Free Software philosophies have the right to do so,
while retaining for the developer(s) of the Program the power to make those
who use the Program to enhance the value of commercial products pay for the
privilege of doing so.
0 (a) Subject Matter
This License applies to the computer program known as "PrimoPDF PDF Writer"
(PrimoPDF) and is a "work based on the Program" ( "AFPL Ghostscript" (see
below) and "Redmon" (see below)). PrimoPDF is a copyrighted work whose
copyright is held by activePDF, Inc., located at 27405 Puerta Real, Suite
100, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. "activePDF" is a registered trademark and
"PrimoPDF" is a trademark of activePDF, Inc. The following paragraphs (0(b)
and 0(c)) details the Subject Matter of the original license. All terms and
conditions of the original AFPL license apply to PrimoPDF. Any reference to
rights and obligations regarding the original subject matter also apply to
PrimoPDF. This indication means that just because the license says "AFPL
Ghostscript" and "AFPL Redmon" does not mean you can treat PrimoPDF as a
non-AFPL license product; it is covered by this license. For all intents and
purposes of this license, The Program as defined below (with the exception
of copyright and ownership references) also refers to PrimoPDF.
0 (b) Subject Matter
This License applies to the computer program known as "AFPL Ghostscript."
The "Program", below, refers to such program (as well as Subject Matter
0(c)). The Program "AFPL Ghostscript" is a copyrighted work whose copyright
is held by artofcode LLC, located in Benicia, California (the "Licensor").
Please note that AFPL Ghostscript is neither the program known as "GNU
Ghostscript" nor the version of Ghostscript available for commercial
licensing from Artifex Software Inc.
0 (c) Subject Matter
This License applies to the computer program known as "Redmon" The
"Program", below, refers to such program (as well as Subject Matter
0(c)).The Program "Redmon" is a copyrighted work whose copyright is held by
Ghostgum Software Pty Ltd (addition to "Licensor").
A "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any derivative
work of the Program, as defined in the United States Copyright Act of 1976,
such as a translation or a modification.
BY MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THE PROGRAM (OR ANY WORK BASED ON THE PROGRAM),
YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS LICENSE TO DO SO, AND ALL ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTING OR MODIFYING THE PROGRAM OR WORKS BASED
ON IT. NOTHING OTHER THAN THIS LICENSE GRANTS YOU PERMISSION TO MODIFY OR
DISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM OR ITS DERIVATIVE WORKS. THESE ACTIONS ARE PROHIBITED
BY LAW. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT MODIFY OR
DISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM.
1. Licenses.
Licensor hereby grants you the following rights, provided that you comply
with all of the restrictions set forth in this License and provided,
further, that you distribute an unmodified copy of this License with the
Program:
(a)
You may copy and distribute literal (i.e., verbatim) copies of the Program's
source code as you receive it throughout the world, in any medium.
(b)
You may modify the Program, create works based on the Program and distribute
copies of such throughout the world, in any medium.
2. Restrictions.
This license is subject to the following restrictions:
(a)
Distribution of the Program or any work based on the Program by a commercial
organization to any third party is prohibited if any payment is made in
connection with such distribution, whether directly (as in payment for a
copy of the Program) or indirectly (as in payment for some service related
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of the Program "without charge"; these are only examples, and not an
exhaustive enumeration of prohibited activities). The following methods of
distribution involving payment shall not in and of themselves be a violation
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(i)
Posting the Program on a public access information storage and retrieval
service for which a fee is received for retrieving information (such as an
on-line service), provided that the fee is not content-dependent (i.e., the
fee would be the same for retrieving the same volume of information
consisting of random data) and that access to the service and to the Program
is available independent of any other product or service. An example of a
service that does not fall under this section is an on-line service that is
operated by a company and that is only available to customers of that
company. (This is not an exhaustive enumeration.)
(ii)
Distributing the Program on removable computer-readable media, provided that
the files containing the Program are reproduced entirely and verbatim on
such media, that all information on such media be redistributable for
non-commercial purposes without charge, and that such media are distributed
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enumeration.)
(b)
Activities other than copying, distribution and modification of the Program
are not subject to this License and they are outside its scope. Functional
use (running) of the Program is not restricted, and any output produced
through the use of the Program is subject to this license only if its
contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been
made by running the Program).
(c)
You must meet all of the following conditions with respect to any work that
you distribute or publish that in whole or in part contains or is derived
from the Program or any part thereof ("the Work"):
(i)
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any change. In each source file that you have modified, you must include a
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it, at each time the Work commences operation, to print or display an
announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that
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notice must also state that users may redistribute the Work only under the
conditions of this License and tell the user how to view the copy of this
License included with the Work. (Exceptions: if the Program is interactive
but normally prints or displays such an announcement only at the request of
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with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating
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material must include either a written copy of this License, or a prominent
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distribution medium;
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the rights granted herein.
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equivalent ability to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent
ability to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution
of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the
source code along with the object code.
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You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program except as
expressly provided under this License. Any attempt otherwise to copy,
modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is void, and will automatically
terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received
copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses
terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
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countries for any reason, Licensor may add an explicit geographical
distribution limitation excluding those countries, so that distribution is
permitted only in or among countries not thus excluded. In such case, this
License incorporates the limitation as if written in the body of this
License.
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THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY. THERE IS NO
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LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD
THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL
LICENSOR, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM
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SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR
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OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF
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DAMAGES.
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This License is governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A.,
excluding choice of law rules.
If any part of this License is found to be in conflict with the law, that
part shall be interpreted in its broadest meaning consistent with the law,
and no other parts of the License shall be affected.
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RIGHTS. If you are a unit or agency of the United States Government or are
acquiring the Program for any such unit or agency, the following apply:
If the unit or agency is the Department of Defense ("DOD"), the Program and
its documentation are classified as "commercial computer software" and
"commercial computer software documentation" respectively and, pursuant to
DFAR Section 227.7202, the Government is acquiring the Program and its
documentation in accordance with the terms of this License. If the unit or
agency is other than DOD, the Program and its documentation are classified
as "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software
documentation" respectively and, pursuant to FAR Section 12.212, the
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