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All code in this repository, unless otherwise noted, is placed under the following license. It is a modified MIT licence containing additional patent-related clauses.

Modifications:

  • Added non-advertising clauses in paragraphs marked with ①.
  • Inserted explicit coverage of patent infringement claims: "... TORT OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY ALLEGATIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT, ARISING FROM ...".
  • Added patent retaliation clauses in paragraphs marked with ②.

Copyright © 2017 Connected World Services

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY ALLEGATIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

① Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization.

① The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment: "This product includes software developed by contributors", in the same place and form as other third-party acknowledgments. Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, in the same form and location as other such third-party acknowledgments.

② If any person or entity exercising permission granted by this licence, or their agent, initiates litigation against any entity (including declaratory judgement actions, cross-claims or counterclaims) alleging that the Software directly or indirectly infringes any patent then the permissions granted in respect of the Software shall terminate as at the date such litigation is filed.