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diff --git a/options/license/SNIA b/options/license/SNIA index 227182eee1..914612d2ed 100644 --- a/options/license/SNIA +++ b/options/license/SNIA @@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ STORAGE NETWORKING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION - PUBLIC LICENSE - Version 1.1 - 1. Definitions. +1. Definitions. 1.1 "Commercial Use" means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party. @@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case including portions thereof. 1.5 "Electronic Distribution Mechanism" means a mechanism generally accepted in the software development community for the electronic transfer of data. - 1.6 "Executable" means Covered Code in any form other than Source Code. +1.6 "Executable" means Covered Code in any form other than Source Code. 1.7 "Initial Developer" means the individual or entity identified as the Initial Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A. @@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A. 1.8 "Larger Work" means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this License. - 1.9 "License" means this document. +1.9 "License" means this document. 1.10 "Licensable" means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible, whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently acquired, any and @@ -39,10 +37,8 @@ all of the rights conveyed herein. 1.11 "Modifications" means any addition to or deletion from the substance or structure of either the Original Code or any previous Modifications. When Covered Code is released as a series of files, a Modification is: - A. Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file containing Original Code or previous Modifications. - B. Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or previous Modifications. 1.12 "Original Code" means Source Code of computer software code which is @@ -72,25 +68,21 @@ or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such entity - 2. Source Code License. +2. Source Code License. 2.1 The Initial Developer Grant. The Initial Developer hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license, subject to third party intellectual property claims: - (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark) Licensable by Initial Developer to use, reproduce, modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Original Code (or portions thereof) with or without Modifications, and/or as part of a Larger Work; and - (b) under Patents Claims infringed by the making, using or selling of Original Code, to make, have made, use, practice, sell, and offer for sale, and/or otherwise dispose of the Original Code (or portions thereof). - (c) the licenses granted in this Section 2.1(a) and (b) are effective on the date Initial Developer first distributes Original Code under the terms of this License. - (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted: 1) for code that You delete from the Original Code; 2) separate from the Original Code; or 3) for infringements caused by: i) the modification of the Original @@ -99,23 +91,19 @@ Code or ii) the combination of the Original Code with other software or devices. 2.2 Contributor Grant. Subject to third party intellectual property claims, each Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license - (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark) Licensable by Contributor, to use, reproduce, modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Modifications created by such Contributor (or portions thereof) either on an unmodified basis, with other Modifications, as Covered Code and/or as part of a Larger Work; and - (b) under Patent Claims infringed by the making, using, or selling of Modifications made by that Contributor either alone and/or in combination with its Contributor Version (or portions of such combination), to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have made, and/or otherwise dispose of: 1) Modifications made by that Contributor (or portions thereof); and 2) the combination of Modifications made by that Contributor with its Contributor Version (or portions of such combination). - (c) the licenses granted in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b) are effective on the date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of the Covered Code. - (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.2(b) above, no patent license is granted: 1) for any code that Contributor has deleted from the Contributor Version; 2) separate from the Contributor Version; 3) for infringements caused by: i) @@ -124,7 +112,7 @@ Modifications made by that Contributor with other software (except as part of the Contributor Version) or other devices; or 4) under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Code in the absence of Modifications made by that Contributor. - 3. Distribution Obligations. +3. Distribution Obligations. 3.1 Application of License. The Modifications which You create or to which You contribute are governed by the terms of this License, including without @@ -157,8 +145,7 @@ Developer in (a) the Source Code, and (b) in any notice in an Executable version or related documentation in which You describe the origin or ownership of the Covered Code. - 3.4 Intellectual Property Matters. - +3.4 Intellectual Property Matters. (a) Third Party Claims. If Contributor has actual knowledge that a license under a third party's intellectual property rights is required to exercise the rights granted by such Contributor under Sections 2.1 or 2.2, Contributor @@ -168,12 +155,10 @@ that a recipient will know whom to contact. If Contributor obtains such knowledg after the Modification is made available as described in Section 3.2, Contributor shall promptly modify the LEGAL file in all copies Contributor makes available thereafter. - (b) Contributor API's. If Contributor's Modifications include an application programming interface and Contributor has actual knowledge of patent licenses which are reasonably necessary to implement that API, Contributor must also include this information in the LEGAL file. - (c) Representations. Contributor represents that, except as disclosed pursuant to Section 3.4(a) above, Contributor believes that Contributor's Modifications are Contributor's original creation(s) and/or Contributor has sufficient rights @@ -238,7 +223,7 @@ detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it. Initial Developer has attached the notice in Exhibit A and to related Covered Code. - 6. Versions of the License. +6. Versions of the License. 6.1 New Versions. The Storage Networking Industry Association (the "SNIA") may publish revised and/or new versions of the License from time to time. @@ -273,7 +258,7 @@ SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY COVERED CODE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER. - 8. TERMINATION. +8. TERMINATION. 8.1 This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with terms herein and fail to cure such breach within @@ -356,7 +341,9 @@ of this License or the alternative licenses, if any, specified by the Initial Developer in the file described in Exhibit A. 14. ACCEPTANCE. This License is accepted by You if You retain, use, or distribute -the Covered Code for any purpose. EXHIBIT A The SNIA Public License. +the Covered Code for any purpose. + +EXHIBIT A The SNIA Public License. The contents of this file are subject to the SNIA Public License Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |