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1. Definitions | |
The terms reproduce, reproduction, derivative works, and distribution | |
have the same meaning here as under U.S. copyright law. | |
A contribution is the original software, or any additions or changes to the | |
software. | |
A contributor is any person that distributes its contribution under this | |
license. | |
Licensed patents are a contributors patent claims that read directly on its | |
contribution. | |
2. Grant of Rights | |
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license conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a | |
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to reproduce its | |
contribution, prepare derivative works of its contribution, and distribute its | |
contribution or any derivative works that you create. | |
(B) Patent Grant - Subject to the terms of this license, including the license | |
conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a | |
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under its licensed patents to | |
make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose | |
of its contribution in the software or derivative works of the contribution in | |
the software. | |
3. Conditions and Limitations | |
(A) No Trademark License- This license does not grant you rights to use any | |
contributors name, logo, or trademarks. | |
(B) If you bring a patent claim against any contributor over patents that you | |
claim are infringed by the software, your patent license from such contributor | |
to the software ends automatically. | |
(C) If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all | |
copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the | |
software. | |
(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, you may | |
do so only under this license by including a complete copy of this license | |
with your distribution. If you distribute any portion of the software in | |
compiled or object code form, you may only do so under a license that complies | |
with this license. | |
(E) The software is licensed as-is. You bear the risk of using it. The | |
contributors give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may | |
have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this license | |
cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the contributors | |
exclude the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular | |
purpose and non-infringement. | |
(F) Platform Limitation - The licenses granted in sections 2(A) and 2(B) | |
extend only to the software or derivative works that you create that run on a | |
Microsoft Windows operating system product. |