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The FreeType Project LICENSE
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Copyright 1996-2002, 2006 by
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David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg
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The FreeType Project is distributed in several archive packages;
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some of them may contain, in addition to the FreeType font engine,
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various tools and contributions which rely on, or relate to, the
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This license applies to all files found in such packages, and
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which do not fall under their own explicit license. The license
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affects thus the FreeType font engine, the test programs,
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documentation and makefiles, at the very least.
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This license was inspired by the BSD, Artistic, and IJG
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(Independent JPEG Group) licenses, which all encourage inclusion
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and use of free software in commercial and freeware products
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alike. As a consequence, its main points are that:
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o We don't promise that this software works. However, we will be
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interested in any kind of bug reports. (`as is' distribution)
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o You can use this software for whatever you want, in parts or
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full form, without having to pay us. (`royalty-free' usage)
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o You may not pretend that you wrote this software. If you use
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it, or only parts of it, in a program, you must acknowledge
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somewhere in your documentation that you have used the
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FreeType code. (`credits')
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We specifically permit and encourage the inclusion of this
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software, with or without modifications, in commercial products.
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We disclaim all warranties covering The FreeType Project and
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assume no liability related to The FreeType Project.
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Finally, many people asked us for a preferred form for a
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credit/disclaimer to use in compliance with this license. We thus
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encourage you to use the following text:
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Portions of this software are copyright � <year> The FreeType
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Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
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Please replace <year> with the value from the FreeType version you
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Throughout this license, the terms `package', `FreeType Project',
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and `FreeType archive' refer to the set of files originally
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distributed by the authors (David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and
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Werner Lemberg) as the `FreeType Project', be they named as alpha,
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beta or final release.
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`You' refers to the licensee, or person using the project, where
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`using' is a generic term including compiling the project's source
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code as well as linking it to form a `program' or `executable'.
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This program is referred to as `a program using the FreeType
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This license applies to all files distributed in the original
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FreeType Project, including all source code, binaries and
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documentation, unless otherwise stated in the file in its
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original, unmodified form as distributed in the original archive.
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If you are unsure whether or not a particular file is covered by
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this license, you must contact us to verify this.
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The FreeType Project is copyright (C) 1996-2000 by David Turner,
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Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. All rights reserved except as
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THE FREETYPE PROJECT IS PROVIDED `AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
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KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL ANY OF THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
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BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO
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USE, OF THE FREETYPE PROJECT.
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This license grants a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and
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irrevocable right and license to use, execute, perform, compile,
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display, copy, create derivative works of, distribute and
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sublicense the FreeType Project (in both source and object code
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forms) and derivative works thereof for any purpose; and to
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authorize others to exercise some or all of the rights granted
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herein, subject to the following conditions:
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o Redistribution of source code must retain this license file
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(`FTL.TXT') unaltered; any additions, deletions or changes to
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the original files must be clearly indicated in accompanying
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documentation. The copyright notices of the unaltered,
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original files must be preserved in all copies of source
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o Redistribution in binary form must provide a disclaimer that
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states that the software is based in part of the work of the
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FreeType Team, in the distribution documentation. We also
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encourage you to put an URL to the FreeType web page in your
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documentation, though this isn't mandatory.
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These conditions apply to any software derived from or based on
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the FreeType Project, not just the unmodified files. If you use
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our work, you must acknowledge us. However, no fee need be paid
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Neither the FreeType authors and contributors nor you shall use
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the name of the other for commercial, advertising, or promotional
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purposes without specific prior written permission.
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We suggest, but do not require, that you use one or more of the
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following phrases to refer to this software in your documentation
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or advertising materials: `FreeType Project', `FreeType Engine',
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`FreeType library', or `FreeType Distribution'.
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As you have not signed this license, you are not required to
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accept it. However, as the FreeType Project is copyrighted
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material, only this license, or another one contracted with the
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authors, grants you the right to use, distribute, and modify it.
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Therefore, by using, distributing, or modifying the FreeType
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Project, you indicate that you understand and accept all the terms
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There are two mailing lists related to FreeType:
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o freetype@nongnu.org
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Discusses general use and applications of FreeType, as well as
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future and wanted additions to the library and distribution.
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If you are looking for support, start in this list if you
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haven't found anything to help you in the documentation.
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o freetype-devel@nongnu.org
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Discusses bugs, as well as engine internals, design issues,
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specific licenses, porting, etc.
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Our home page can be found at
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http://www.freetype.org