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      1 IBM PUBLIC LICENSE VERSION 1.0 - SECURE MAILER
      2 
      3 THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS IBM PUBLIC
      4 LICENSE ("AGREEMENT").  ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE
      5 PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
      6 
      7 1.  DEFINITIONS
      8 
      9 "Contribution" means:  
     10     a) in the case of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"), 
     11        the Original Program, and 
     12     b) in the case of each Contributor, 
     13        i)  changes to the Program, and
     14        ii) additions to the Program;
     15            where such changes and/or additions to the Program originate
     16            from and are distributed by that particular Contributor.  
     17            A Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added 
     18            to the Program by such Contributor itself or anyone acting on 
     19            such Contributor's behalf.  
     20     Contributions do not include additions to the Program which:
     21        (i)  are separate modules of software distributed in conjunction 
     22             with the Program under their own license agreement, and 
     23        (ii) are not derivative works of the Program.
     24 
     25 "Contributor" means IBM and any other entity that distributes the Program.
     26 
     27 "Licensed Patents " mean patent claims licensable by a Contributor which
     28 are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its Contribution alone
     29 or when combined with the Program.
     30 
     31 "Original Program" means the original version of the software accompanying
     32 this Agreement as released by IBM, including source code, object code
     33 and documentation, if any.
     34 
     35 "Program" means the Original Program and Contributions.
     36 
     37 "Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under this Agreement, 
     38 including all Contributors.
     39 
     40 2.  GRANT OF RIGHTS
     41 
     42     a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby
     43     grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright
     44     license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display,
     45     publicly perform, distribute and sublicense the Contribution of such
     46     Contributor, if any, and such derivative works, in source code and
     47     object code form.
     48 
     49     b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Contributor hereby
     50     grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free patent
     51     license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, offer to sell,
     52     import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such Contributor,
     53     if any, in source code and object code form.  This patent license
     54     shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the Program
     55     if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor, such
     56     addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered
     57     by the Licensed Patents.  The patent license shall not apply to any
     58     other combinations which include the Contribution.  No hardware per
     59     se is licensed hereunder.
     60 
     61     c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the
     62     licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are
     63     provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the
     64     patent or other intellectual property rights of any other entity.
     65     Each Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims
     66     brought by any other entity based on infringement of intellectual
     67     property rights or otherwise.  As a condition to exercising the rights
     68     and licenses granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole
     69     responsibility to secure any other intellectual property rights
     70     needed, if any.  For example, if a third party patent license
     71     is required to allow Recipient to distribute the Program, it is
     72     Recipient's responsibility to acquire that license before distributing
     73     the Program.
     74 
     75     d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it has sufficient
     76     copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant the copyright
     77     license set forth in this Agreement.
     78 
     79 3.  REQUIREMENTS
     80 
     81 A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code form 
     82 under its own license agreement, provided that:
     83     a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
     84     b) its license agreement:
     85        i)   effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors all
     86             warranties and conditions, express and implied, including
     87             warranties or conditions of title and non-infringement, and
     88             implied warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness
     89             for a particular purpose;
     90        ii)  effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors all 
     91             liability for damages, including direct, indirect, special, 
     92             incidental and consequential damages, such as lost profits; 
     93        iii) states that any provisions which differ from this Agreement 
     94             are offered by that Contributor alone and not by any other 
     95             party; and
     96        iv)  states that source code for the Program is available from 
     97             such Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a 
     98             reasonable manner on or through a medium customarily used for 
     99             software exchange. 
    100 
    101 When the Program is made available in source code form:
    102     a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and 
    103     b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each copy of the 
    104        Program.  
    105 
    106 Each Contributor must include the following in a conspicuous location 
    107 in the Program: 
    108 
    109     Copyright (c) 1997,1998,1999, International Business Machines
    110     Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
    111 
    112 In addition, each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of
    113 its Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent
    114 Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution. 
    115 
    116 4.  COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION
    117 
    118 Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities
    119 with respect to end users, business partners and the like.  While this
    120 license is intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the
    121 Contributor who includes the Program in a commercial product offering
    122 should do so in a manner which does not create potential liability for
    123 other Contributors.   Therefore, if a Contributor includes the Program in
    124 a commercial product offering, such Contributor ("Commercial Contributor")
    125 hereby agrees to defend and indemnify every other Contributor
    126 ("Indemnified Contributor") against any losses, damages and costs
    127 (collectively "Losses") arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal
    128 actions brought by a third party against the Indemnified Contributor to
    129 the extent caused by the acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor
    130 in connection with its distribution of the Program in a commercial
    131 product offering.  The obligations in this section do not apply to any
    132 claims or Losses relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property
    133 infringement.  In order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must:
    134     a) promptly notify the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim,
    135 and 
    136     b) allow the Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with
    137        the Commercial Contributor in, the defense and any related 
    138        settlement negotiations.  The Indemnified Contributor may 
    139        participate in any such claim at its own expense.
    140 
    141 For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial
    142 product offering, Product X.  That Contributor is then a Commercial
    143 Contributor.  If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance
    144 claims, or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance
    145 claims and warranties are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility
    146 alone.  Under this section, the Commercial Contributor would have to
    147 defend claims against the other Contributors related to those performance
    148 claims and warranties, and if a court requires any other Contributor to
    149 pay any damages as a result, the Commercial Contributor must pay those
    150 damages.
    151 
    152 5.  NO WARRANTY
    153 
    154 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED
    155 ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER
    156 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR
    157 CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
    158 PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining
    159 the appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes
    160 all risks associated with its exercise of rights under this Agreement,
    161 including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors,
    162 compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or
    163 equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations. 
    164 
    165 6.  DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
    166 
    167 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR
    168 ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
    169 INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
    170 WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
    171 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
    172 NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION
    173 OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF
    174 ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
    175 
    176 7.  GENERAL
    177 
    178 If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
    179 applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
    180 the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action
    181 by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum
    182 extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.
    183 
    184 If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with
    185 respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or
    186 counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that
    187 Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate
    188 as of the date such litigation is filed.  In addition, If Recipient
    189 institutes patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim
    190 or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program itself (excluding
    191 combinations of the Program with other software or hardware) infringes
    192 such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under
    193 Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
    194 
    195 All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails
    196 to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement
    197 and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after
    198 becoming aware of such noncompliance.  If all Recipient's rights under
    199 this Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution
    200 of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable.  However, Recipient's
    201 obligations under this Agreement and any licenses granted by Recipient
    202 relating to the Program shall continue and survive. 
    203 
    204 IBM may publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement
    205 from time to time.  Each new version of the Agreement will be given a
    206 distinguishing version number.  The Program (including Contributions)
    207 may always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement under
    208 which it was received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement
    209 is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including
    210 its Contributions) under the new version. No one other than IBM has the
    211 right to modify this Agreement.  Except as expressly stated in Sections
    212 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the
    213 intellectual property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether
    214 expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise.  All rights in the
    215 Program not expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved.
    216 
    217 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the
    218 intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to
    219 this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than
    220 one year after the cause of action arose.  Each party waives its rights
    221 to a jury trial in any resulting litigation. 
    222