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ParTecs
Public License (PPL) Version 0.91 |
Licensor hereby grants to you a non-exclusive
right to run, copy, modify and distribute the software subject
to the following provisions.
1. Within this licence:
"ParTecs software notice" means a notice that contains all of
the following elements:
- an appropriate copyright notice,
- disclaimer of warranty,
- date of issue,
- duration of the first period and
- a link to a copy of this licence;
"notice addition" means an addition to the ParTecs software notice
indicating:
- the fact that this software was modified, the person who modified
this software,
- the fact that the licensor does not endorse modification, the
date of issue and
- the duration of the first period of the modified version of
the software.
"announcement" means a text stating "click here to read ParTecs
software notice" linked to the ParTecs software notice and the
name and/or logo of the licensor.
"announcement modification" means a modification to the announcement
indicating:
- the fact that this software was modified,
- the name and/or logo of the person who modified this software
(the logo should not be bigger than 70% of the logo of the licensor),
- the fact that the licensor does not endorse the modification.
2. For a period of up to 12
months from the date of issue you are permitted to:
a) run in any way the software and any modified version of the
software;
b) copy the software and any modified version of the software
provided that you attach to each copy a ParTecs software notice
and you do not distribute the software;
c) allow third parties to run the software and modified versions
of the software through a computer network (i.e.: in application
service provider mode) provided that you do not distribute the
software and the modified versions of the software;
d) modify the software and allow your employees to access the
source code of the software for this purpose, provided that you
also meet all of these conditions:
i)
you must cause the modified files to carry prominent notice
stating that you changed the files and the date of any change;
ii) you must not remove the ParTecs software notice accompanying
the software and you must add a notice addition to it;
iii) you must not remove the announcements that are printed
or displayed when the software is run for interactive use and
you must make an annoucement modification;
iv) you must not remove the facilities that allow all the users
that interact with the software through a computer network:
- during the first period, to request the complete source
code of the software and obtain transmission when the first
period elapses and,
- since the first period elapsed, to request for the immediate
transmission of the complete source code of the software;
v) you must add the facilities that allow all the users that
interact with the modified version of the software through a
computer network:
- during the first period of the modified version of the software,
to request the complete source code of the modified version
of the software and obtain transmission when that first period
elapses and,
- since the first period of the modified version of the software
elapsed, to request for the immediate transmission of the
complete source code of the modified version of the software;
3. At its own discretion,
the licensor can reduce the duration of the first period.
4. Once the first period has
elapsed you will have permission to run, copy, redistribute and/or
modify the software (and any version of the software you will
have modified during the first period) under the terms of the
Affero General Public License version 1.0 or higher or under the
Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License version
3 or higher, so long as that version of the GNU GPL includes terms
and conditions substantially equivalent to those of the Affero
General Public License.
5. Whoever makes a modified
version of the software is also given the option to licence the
modified version of the software under the terms of the ParTecs
license version 1.0 or higher provided that all of the conditions
indicated in article 2.d) of this licence are met and distribution
of the modified version of the software begins after that the
first period has elapsed.
6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
BY THE LICENSOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGE. |