Users Guide
Eclipse Public licenses- v 1.0
THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ECLIPSE PUBLIC licenses("AGREEMENT").
ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
1. DEFINITIONS
: "Contribution" means:
● in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and documentation distributed under this Agreement, and
● in the case of each subsequent Contributor:
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changes to the Program, and
● additions to the Program;
where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are distributed by that particular Contributor. A
Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contributor itself or anyone acting on
such Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not include additions to the Program which: (i) are separate modules of software
distributed in conjunction with the Program under their own licensesagreement, and (ii) are not derivative works of the
Program.
"Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the Program.
"Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its
Contribution alone or when combined with the Program.
"Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance with this Agreement.
"Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement, including all Contributors.
2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
a. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-
free copyright licensesto reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, distribute and
sublicensesthe Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and such derivative works, in source code and object code
form.
b. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free patent licensesunder Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the
Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code and object code form. This patent licensesshall apply to the
combination of the Contribution and the Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such
addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered by the Licensed Patents. The patent licensesshall
not apply to any other combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is licensed hereunder.
c. Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no
assurances are provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other intellectual property
rights of any other entity. Each Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by any other entity
based on infringement of intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses
granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights
needed, if any. For example, if a third party patent licensesis required to allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is
Recipient's responsibility to acquire that licensesbefore distributing the Program.
d. Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the
copyright licensesset forth in this Agreement.
3. REQUIREMENTS
A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form under its own licensesagreement, provided that:
a. it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; andb) its licensesagreement:i) effectively disclaims on
behalf of all Contributors all warranties and conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of title
and non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;ii)
effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability for damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and
consequential damages, such as lost profits;iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are offered
by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; andiv) states that source code for the Program is available from
such Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable manner on or through a medium customarily used
for software exchange.When the Program is made available in source code form:a) it must be made available under this
Agreement; and
b. a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Program.Contributors may not remove or alter any
copyright notices contained within the Program.Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its Contribution,
if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution.
4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
Third party licenses
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