FLOATWARE LICENSE
Version 2, FEBRUARY 2006
(Released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License, 2006 floatware.org )
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as published on Floatware.org, version 2 of the License February 2006.
FLOATWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.
1. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER/AUTHOR/DEVELOPER BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL,SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS OR SOFTWARE, EVEN IF COPYRIGHT HOLDER/AUTHOR/DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
2. YOU MAY NOT COPY, SUB-LICENSE, REVERSE ENGINEER, DECOMPILE, DISASSEMBLE, OR MODIFY THIS SOFTWARE IN ANY WAY.
3. YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE ON ANY MEDIUM WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE FROM THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/ AUTHOR/ DEVELOPER OF THIS SOFTWARE. YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION OVER THE INTERNET OR ANY OTHER DISTRIBUTABLE MEDIUM.
4. YOU MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE REGISTRATION INFORMATION IF SUCH IS PRESENT OR USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES . ALL SUCH ACTIONS ARE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/ AUTHOR/ DEVELOPER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISABLE THE REGISTRATION CODE AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST YOU.
5. FLOATWARE LICENSE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY/PAYED AN AMOUNT YOU SEE/SAW APPROPRIATE FOR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AS INDICATED BY THIS LICENSE.
6. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON A FLOATWARE LICENSE, WHERE THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/AUTHOR/ DEVELOPER MAY INCLUDE ELEMENTS AS AN ADDITIONAL FEATURE IN THE SOFTWARE THAT REQUIRE SETTING AN INITIAL PRICE RANGE WHICH LATER MAY FLOAT/CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF USERS OR OTHER PARAMETERS SET BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/ AUTHOR/ DEVELOPER OF THE SOFTWARE.
7. THE PRICE FOR THE SOFTWARE HAS A FLOATING RATE, MEANING THAT YOU MAY HAVE PAID LESS OR MORE THAN OTHER USERS OF THIS SOFTWARE AND THAT YOU DO NOT RETAIN THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR A REFUND ON THE BASIS OF THE SOFTWARE'S FLOATING PRICE RANGE DIFFERENCE.
8. THE PRICE YOU PAYED IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE CHOSEN AS ADEQUATE FOR THE SOFTWARE, DICTATED AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE BY YOU, EXCEPT IN THE CASE WHEN/ IF THE SOFTWARE INCLUDES CUSTOM ELEMENTS REQUESTED BY YOU OR OFFERED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/ AUTHOR / DEVELOPER THAT YOU HAVE ACCEPTED AND UNDERSTOOD, IN THAT CASE THE SOFTWARE HAS AN INITIAL FLOATING/ CHANGEABLE PRICE RANGE SET BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER/ AUTHOR /DEVELOPER.
9. YOU MAY USE ONE COPY OF THIS SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE COMPUTER OWNED BY YOU, EXCEPT IF OTHERWISE CLEARLY STATED BY THE AUTHOR/DEVELOPER/ COPYRIGHT HOLDER.
10. BREACHING THIS AGREEMENT TERMINATES YOUR RIGHT TO USE THIS SOFTWARE IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT NOTICE AND YOU MUST REMOVE / DESTROY ALL COPIES OF THIS SOFTWARE THAT ARE IN YOUR POSSESSION.
END OF LICENSE AGREEMENT
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