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      1 Common Public License Version 1.0
      2 
      3 THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS COMMON PUBLIC
      4 LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM
      5 CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
      6 
      7 1. DEFINITIONS
      8 
      9 "Contribution" means:
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     11     a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial code and
     12 documentation distributed under this Agreement, and
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     14     b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor:
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     16     i) changes to the Program, and
     17 
     18     ii) additions to the Program;
     19 
     20     where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate from and are
     21 distributed by that particular Contributor. A Contribution 'originates' from a
     22 Contributor if it was added to the Program by such Contributor itself or anyone
     23 acting on such Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not include additions to
     24 the Program which: (i) are separate modules of software distributed in
     25 conjunction with the Program under their own license agreement, and (ii) are not
     26 derivative works of the Program.
     27 
     28 "Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes the Program.
     29 
     30 "Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which are
     31 necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution alone or when
     32 combined with the Program.
     33 
     34 "Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance with this Agreement.
     35 
     36 "Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement,
     37 including all Contributors.
     38 
     39 2. GRANT OF RIGHTS
     40 
     41     a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
     42 Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to
     43 reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform,
     44 distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and such
     45 derivative works, in source code and object code form.
     46 
     47     b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby grants
     48 Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent license under Licensed
     49 Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the
     50 Contribution of such Contributor, if any, in source code and object code form.
     51 This patent license shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the
     52 Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such
     53 addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered by the
     54 Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any other combinations
     55 which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is licensed hereunder.
     56 
     57     c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the licenses
     58 to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are provided by any
     59 Contributor that the Program does not infringe the patent or other intellectual
     60 property rights of any other entity. Each Contributor disclaims any liability to
     61 Recipient for claims brought by any other entity based on infringement of
     62 intellectual property rights or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the
     63 rights and licenses granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole
     64 responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights needed, if any.
     65 For example, if a third party patent license is required to allow Recipient to
     66 distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to acquire that license
     67 before distributing the Program.
     68 
     69     d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient
     70 copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright license set
     71 forth in this Agreement.
     72 
     73 3. REQUIREMENTS
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     75 A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form under its
     76 own license agreement, provided that:
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     78     a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
     79 
     80     b) its license agreement:
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     82     i) effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all warranties and
     83 conditions, express and implied, including warranties or conditions of title and
     84 non-infringement, and implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and
     85 fitness for a particular purpose;
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     87     ii) effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all liability for
     88 damages, including direct, indirect, special, incidental and consequential
     89 damages, such as lost profits;
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     91     iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement are offered
     92 by that Contributor alone and not by any other party; and
     93 
     94     iv) states that source code for the Program is available from such
     95 Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a reasonable manner on or
     96 through a medium customarily used for software exchange. 
     97 
     98 When the Program is made available in source code form:
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    100     a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and
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    102     b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the Program. 
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    104 Contributors may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained within the
    105 Program.
    106 
    107 Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its Contribution, if
    108 any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent Recipients to identify the
    109 originator of the Contribution.
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    111 4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
    112 
    113 Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities with
    114 respect to end users, business partners and the like. While this license is
    115 intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the Contributor who
    116 includes the Program in a commercial product offering should do so in a manner
    117 which does not create potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore, if
    118 a Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering, such
    119 Contributor ("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend and indemnify
    120 every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor") against any losses, damages
    121 and costs (collectively "Losses") arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal
    122 actions brought by a third party against the Indemnified Contributor to the
    123 extent caused by the acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in
    124 connection with its distribution of the Program in a commercial product
    125 offering. The obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses
    126 relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement. In order
    127 to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly notify the Commercial
    128 Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) allow the Commercial Contributor to
    129 control, and cooperate with the Commercial Contributor in, the defense and any
    130 related settlement negotiations. The Indemnified Contributor may participate in
    131 any such claim at its own expense.
    132 
    133 For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial product
    134 offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial Contributor. If that
    135 Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims, or offers warranties
    136 related to Product X, those performance claims and warranties are such
    137 Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under this section, the
    138 Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims against the other
    139 Contributors related to those performance claims and warranties, and if a court
    140 requires any other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial
    141 Contributor must pay those damages.
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    143 5. NO WARRANTY
    144 
    145 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN
    146 "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
    147 IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE,
    148 NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each
    149 Recipient is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and
    150 distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise of
    151 rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the risks and costs of
    152 program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data,
    153 programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations.
    154 
    155 6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
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    157 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY
    158 CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
    159 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST
    160 PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
    161 STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
    162 OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS
    163 GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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    165 7. GENERAL
    166 
    167 If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable
    168 law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the
    169 terms of this Agreement, and without further action by the parties hereto, such
    170 provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make such
    171 provision valid and enforceable.
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    173 If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with respect to
    174 a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a
    175 lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor to such Recipient
    176 under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. In
    177 addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity
    178 (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program
    179 itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or hardware)
    180 infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under
    181 Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
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    183 All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails to
    184 comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement and does
    185 not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of
    186 such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this Agreement terminate,
    187 Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the Program as soon as
    188 reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations under this Agreement
    189 and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program shall continue and
    190 survive.
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    192 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Agreement, but in
    193 order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and may only be
    194 modified in the following manner. The Agreement Steward reserves the right to
    195 publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from time to time.
    196 No one other than the Agreement Steward has the right to modify this Agreement.
    197 IBM is the initial Agreement Steward. IBM may assign the responsibility to serve
    198 as the Agreement Steward to a suitable separate entity. Each new version of the
    199 Agreement will be given a distinguishing version number. The Program (including
    200 Contributions) may always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement
    201 under which it was received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement
    202 is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including its
    203 Contributions) under the new version. Except as expressly stated in Sections
    204 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the
    205 intellectual property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether
    206 expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not
    207 expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved.
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    209 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the
    210 intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to this
    211 Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than one year
    212 after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a jury trial in
    213 any resulting litigation.
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