github.com/apache/skywalking-eyes@v0.6.0/assets/lcs-templates/CECILL-2.0.txt (about) 1 2 CeCILL FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 3 4 5 Notice 6 7 This Agreement is a Free Software license agreement that is the result 8 of discussions between its authors in order to ensure compliance with 9 the two main principles guiding its drafting: 10 11 * firstly, compliance with the principles governing the distribution 12 of Free Software: access to source code, broad rights granted to 13 users, 14 * secondly, the election of a governing law, French law, with which 15 it is conformant, both as regards the law of torts and 16 intellectual property law, and the protection that it offers to 17 both authors and holders of the economic rights over software. 18 19 The authors of the CeCILL (for Ce[a] C[nrs] I[nria] L[ogiciel] L[ibre]) 20 license are: 21 22 Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique - CEA, a public scientific, technical 23 and industrial research establishment, having its principal place of 24 business at 25 rue Leblanc, immeuble Le Ponant D, 75015 Paris, France. 25 26 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a public scientific 27 and technological establishment, having its principal place of business 28 at 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris cedex 16, France. 29 30 Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - 31 INRIA, a public scientific and technological establishment, having its 32 principal place of business at Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, BP 33 105, 78153 Le Chesnay cedex, France. 34 35 36 Preamble 37 38 The purpose of this Free Software license agreement is to grant users 39 the right to modify and redistribute the software governed by this 40 license within the framework of an open source distribution model. 41 42 The exercising of these rights is conditional upon certain obligations 43 for users so as to preserve this status for all subsequent redistributions. 44 45 In consideration of access to the source code and the rights to copy, 46 modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only 47 with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the 48 economic rights, and the successive licensors only have limited liability. 49 50 In this respect, the risks associated with loading, using, modifying 51 and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user are brought to 52 the user's attention, given its Free Software status, which may make it 53 complicated to use, with the result that its use is reserved for 54 developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer 55 knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the 56 suitability of the software as regards their requirements in conditions 57 enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and, 58 more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions of 59 security. This Agreement may be freely reproduced and published, 60 provided it is not altered, and that no provisions are either added or 61 removed herefrom. 62 63 This Agreement may apply to any or all software for which the holder of 64 the economic rights decides to submit the use thereof to its provisions. 65 66 67 Article 1 - DEFINITIONS 68 69 For the purpose of this Agreement, when the following expressions 70 commence with a capital letter, they shall have the following meaning: 71 72 Agreement: means this license agreement, and its possible subsequent 73 versions and annexes. 74 75 Software: means the software in its Object Code and/or Source Code form 76 and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when the Licensee 77 accepts the Agreement. 78 79 Initial Software: means the Software in its Source Code and possibly its 80 Object Code form and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when 81 it is first distributed under the terms and conditions of the Agreement. 82 83 Modified Software: means the Software modified by at least one 84 Contribution. 85 86 Source Code: means all the Software's instructions and program lines to 87 which access is required so as to modify the Software. 88 89 Object Code: means the binary files originating from the compilation of 90 the Source Code. 91 92 Holder: means the holder(s) of the economic rights over the Initial 93 Software. 94 95 Licensee: means the Software user(s) having accepted the Agreement. 96 97 Contributor: means a Licensee having made at least one Contribution. 98 99 Licensor: means the Holder, or any other individual or legal entity, who 100 distributes the Software under the Agreement. 101 102 Contribution: means any or all modifications, corrections, translations, 103 adaptations and/or new functions integrated into the Software by any or 104 all Contributors, as well as any or all Internal Modules. 105 106 Module: means a set of sources files including their documentation that 107 enables supplementary functions or services in addition to those offered 108 by the Software. 109 110 External Module: means any or all Modules, not derived from the 111 Software, so that this Module and the Software run in separate address 112 spaces, with one calling the other when they are run. 113 114 Internal Module: means any or all Module, connected to the Software so 115 that they both execute in the same address space. 116 117 GNU GPL: means the GNU General Public License version 2 or any 118 subsequent version, as published by the Free Software Foundation Inc. 119 120 Parties: mean both the Licensee and the Licensor. 121 122 These expressions may be used both in singular and plural form. 123 124 125 Article 2 - PURPOSE 126 127 The purpose of the Agreement is the grant by the Licensor to the 128 Licensee of a non-exclusive, transferable and worldwide license for the 129 Software as set forth in Article 5 hereinafter for the whole term of the 130 protection granted by the rights over said Software. 131 132 133 Article 3 - ACCEPTANCE 134 135 3.1 The Licensee shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and 136 conditions of this Agreement upon the occurrence of the first of the 137 following events: 138 139 * (i) loading the Software by any or all means, notably, by 140 downloading from a remote server, or by loading from a physical 141 medium; 142 * (ii) the first time the Licensee exercises any of the rights 143 granted hereunder. 144 145 3.2 One copy of the Agreement, containing a notice relating to the 146 characteristics of the Software, to the limited warranty, and to the 147 fact that its use is restricted to experienced users has been provided 148 to the Licensee prior to its acceptance as set forth in Article 3.1 149 hereinabove, and the Licensee hereby acknowledges that it has read and 150 understood it. 151 152 153 Article 4 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM 154 155 156 4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE 157 158 The Agreement shall become effective on the date when it is accepted by 159 the Licensee as set forth in Article 3.1. 160 161 162 4.2 TERM 163 164 The Agreement shall remain in force for the entire legal term of 165 protection of the economic rights over the Software. 166 167 168 Article 5 - SCOPE OF RIGHTS GRANTED 169 170 The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, who accepts, the following 171 rights over the Software for any or all use, and for the term of the 172 Agreement, on the basis of the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter. 173 174 Besides, if the Licensor owns or comes to own one or more patents 175 protecting all or part of the functions of the Software or of its 176 components, the Licensor undertakes not to enforce the rights granted by 177 these patents against successive Licensees using, exploiting or 178 modifying the Software. If these patents are transferred, the Licensor 179 undertakes to have the transferees subscribe to the obligations set 180 forth in this paragraph. 181 182 183 5.1 RIGHT OF USE 184 185 The Licensee is authorized to use the Software, without any limitation 186 as to its fields of application, with it being hereinafter specified 187 that this comprises: 188 189 1. permanent or temporary reproduction of all or part of the Software 190 by any or all means and in any or all form. 191 192 2. loading, displaying, running, or storing the Software on any or 193 all medium. 194 195 3. entitlement to observe, study or test its operation so as to 196 determine the ideas and principles behind any or all constituent 197 elements of said Software. This shall apply when the Licensee 198 carries out any or all loading, displaying, running, transmission 199 or storage operation as regards the Software, that it is entitled 200 to carry out hereunder. 201 202 203 5.2 ENTITLEMENT TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS 204 205 The right to make Contributions includes the right to translate, adapt, 206 arrange, or make any or all modifications to the Software, and the right 207 to reproduce the resulting software. 208 209 The Licensee is authorized to make any or all Contributions to the 210 Software provided that it includes an explicit notice that it is the 211 author of said Contribution and indicates the date of the creation thereof. 212 213 214 5.3 RIGHT OF DISTRIBUTION 215 216 In particular, the right of distribution includes the right to publish, 217 transmit and communicate the Software to the general public on any or 218 all medium, and by any or all means, and the right to market, either in 219 consideration of a fee, or free of charge, one or more copies of the 220 Software by any means. 221 222 The Licensee is further authorized to distribute copies of the modified 223 or unmodified Software to third parties according to the terms and 224 conditions set forth hereinafter. 225 226 227 5.3.1 DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE WITHOUT MODIFICATION 228 229 The Licensee is authorized to distribute true copies of the Software in 230 Source Code or Object Code form, provided that said distribution 231 complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by: 232 233 1. a copy of the Agreement, 234 235 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's 236 warranty and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9, 237 238 and that, in the event that only the Object Code of the Software is 239 redistributed, the Licensee allows future Licensees unhindered access to 240 the full Source Code of the Software by indicating how to access it, it 241 being understood that the additional cost of acquiring the Source Code 242 shall not exceed the cost of transferring the data. 243 244 245 5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED SOFTWARE 246 247 When the Licensee makes a Contribution to the Software, the terms and 248 conditions for the distribution of the resulting Modified Software 249 become subject to all the provisions of this Agreement. 250 251 The Licensee is authorized to distribute the Modified Software, in 252 source code or object code form, provided that said distribution 253 complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by: 254 255 1. a copy of the Agreement, 256 257 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's 258 warranty and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9, 259 260 and that, in the event that only the object code of the Modified 261 Software is redistributed, the Licensee allows future Licensees 262 unhindered access to the full source code of the Modified Software by 263 indicating how to access it, it being understood that the additional 264 cost of acquiring the source code shall not exceed the cost of 265 transferring the data. 266 267 268 5.3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF EXTERNAL MODULES 269 270 When the Licensee has developed an External Module, the terms and 271 conditions of this Agreement do not apply to said External Module, that 272 may be distributed under a separate license agreement. 273 274 275 5.3.4 COMPATIBILITY WITH THE GNU GPL 276 277 The Licensee can include a code that is subject to the provisions of one 278 of the versions of the GNU GPL in the Modified or unmodified Software, 279 and distribute that entire code under the terms of the same version of 280 the GNU GPL. 281 282 The Licensee can include the Modified or unmodified Software in a code 283 that is subject to the provisions of one of the versions of the GNU GPL, 284 and distribute that entire code under the terms of the same version of 285 the GNU GPL. 286 287 288 Article 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 289 290 291 6.1 OVER THE INITIAL SOFTWARE 292 293 The Holder owns the economic rights over the Initial Software. Any or 294 all use of the Initial Software is subject to compliance with the terms 295 and conditions under which the Holder has elected to distribute its work 296 and no one shall be entitled to modify the terms and conditions for the 297 distribution of said Initial Software. 298 299 The Holder undertakes that the Initial Software will remain ruled at 300 least by this Agreement, for the duration set forth in Article 4.2. 301 302 303 6.2 OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS 304 305 The Licensee who develops a Contribution is the owner of the 306 intellectual property rights over this Contribution as defined by 307 applicable law. 308 309 310 6.3 OVER THE EXTERNAL MODULES 311 312 The Licensee who develops an External Module is the owner of the 313 intellectual property rights over this External Module as defined by 314 applicable law and is free to choose the type of agreement that shall 315 govern its distribution. 316 317 318 6.4 JOINT PROVISIONS 319 320 The Licensee expressly undertakes: 321 322 1. not to remove, or modify, in any manner, the intellectual property 323 notices attached to the Software; 324 325 2. to reproduce said notices, in an identical manner, in the copies 326 of the Software modified or not. 327 328 The Licensee undertakes not to directly or indirectly infringe the 329 intellectual property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors on the 330 Software and to take, where applicable, vis-à-vis its staff, any and all 331 measures required to ensure respect of said intellectual property rights 332 of the Holder and/or Contributors. 333 334 335 Article 7 - RELATED SERVICES 336 337 7.1 Under no circumstances shall the Agreement oblige the Licensor to 338 provide technical assistance or maintenance services for the Software. 339 340 However, the Licensor is entitled to offer this type of services. The 341 terms and conditions of such technical assistance, and/or such 342 maintenance, shall be set forth in a separate instrument. Only the 343 Licensor offering said maintenance and/or technical assistance services 344 shall incur liability therefor. 345 346 7.2 Similarly, any Licensor is entitled to offer to its licensees, under 347 its sole responsibility, a warranty, that shall only be binding upon 348 itself, for the redistribution of the Software and/or the Modified 349 Software, under terms and conditions that it is free to decide. Said 350 warranty, and the financial terms and conditions of its application, 351 shall be subject of a separate instrument executed between the Licensor 352 and the Licensee. 353 354 355 Article 8 - LIABILITY 356 357 8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be 358 entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered 359 from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant 360 Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof. 361 362 8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under 363 this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular: 364 (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its 365 obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the 366 Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more 367 generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly 368 agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data, 369 loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders, 370 opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all 371 legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party, 372 shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to 373 any or all compensation from the Licensor. 374 375 376 Article 9 - WARRANTY 377 378 9.1 The Licensee acknowledges that the scientific and technical 379 state-of-the-art when the Software was distributed did not enable all 380 possible uses to be tested and verified, nor for the presence of 381 possible defects to be detected. In this respect, the Licensee's 382 attention has been drawn to the risks associated with loading, using, 383 modifying and/or developing and reproducing the Software which are 384 reserved for experienced users. 385 386 The Licensee shall be responsible for verifying, by any or all means, 387 the suitability of the product for its requirements, its good working 388 order, and for ensuring that it shall not cause damage to either persons 389 or properties. 390 391 9.2 The Licensor hereby represents, in good faith, that it is entitled 392 to grant all the rights over the Software (including in particular the 393 rights set forth in Article 5). 394 395 9.3 The Licensee acknowledges that the Software is supplied "as is" by 396 the Licensor without any other express or tacit warranty, other than 397 that provided for in Article 9.2 and, in particular, without any warranty 398 as to its commercial value, its secured, safe, innovative or relevant 399 nature. 400 401 Specifically, the Licensor does not warrant that the Software is free 402 from any error, that it will operate without interruption, that it will 403 be compatible with the Licensee's own equipment and software 404 configuration, nor that it will meet the Licensee's requirements. 405 406 9.4 The Licensor does not either expressly or tacitly warrant that the 407 Software does not infringe any third party intellectual property right 408 relating to a patent, software or any other property right. Therefore, 409 the Licensor disclaims any and all liability towards the Licensee 410 arising out of any or all proceedings for infringement that may be 411 instituted in respect of the use, modification and redistribution of the 412 Software. Nevertheless, should such proceedings be instituted against 413 the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide it with technical and legal 414 assistance for its defense. Such technical and legal assistance shall be 415 decided on a case-by-case basis between the relevant Licensor and the 416 Licensee pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. The Licensor 417 disclaims any and all liability as regards the Licensee's use of the 418 name of the Software. No warranty is given as regards the existence of 419 prior rights over the name of the Software or as regards the existence 420 of a trademark. 421 422 423 Article 10 - TERMINATION 424 425 10.1 In the event of a breach by the Licensee of its obligations 426 hereunder, the Licensor may automatically terminate this Agreement 427 thirty (30) days after notice has been sent to the Licensee and has 428 remained ineffective. 429 430 10.2 A Licensee whose Agreement is terminated shall no longer be 431 authorized to use, modify or distribute the Software. However, any 432 licenses that it may have granted prior to termination of the Agreement 433 shall remain valid subject to their having been granted in compliance 434 with the terms and conditions hereof. 435 436 437 Article 11 - MISCELLANEOUS 438 439 440 11.1 EXCUSABLE EVENTS 441 442 Neither Party shall be liable for any or all delay, or failure to 443 perform the Agreement, that may be attributable to an event of force 444 majeure, an act of God or an outside cause, such as defective 445 functioning or interruptions of the electricity or telecommunications 446 networks, network paralysis following a virus attack, intervention by 447 government authorities, natural disasters, water damage, earthquakes, 448 fire, explosions, strikes and labor unrest, war, etc. 449 450 11.2 Any failure by either Party, on one or more occasions, to invoke 451 one or more of the provisions hereof, shall under no circumstances be 452 interpreted as being a waiver by the interested Party of its right to 453 invoke said provision(s) subsequently. 454 455 11.3 The Agreement cancels and replaces any or all previous agreements, 456 whether written or oral, between the Parties and having the same 457 purpose, and constitutes the entirety of the agreement between said 458 Parties concerning said purpose. No supplement or modification to the 459 terms and conditions hereof shall be effective as between the Parties 460 unless it is made in writing and signed by their duly authorized 461 representatives. 462 463 11.4 In the event that one or more of the provisions hereof were to 464 conflict with a current or future applicable act or legislative text, 465 said act or legislative text shall prevail, and the Parties shall make 466 the necessary amendments so as to comply with said act or legislative 467 text. All other provisions shall remain effective. Similarly, invalidity 468 of a provision of the Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, shall not 469 cause the Agreement as a whole to be invalid. 470 471 472 11.5 LANGUAGE 473 474 The Agreement is drafted in both French and English and both versions 475 are deemed authentic. 476 477 478 Article 12 - NEW VERSIONS OF THE AGREEMENT 479 480 12.1 Any person is authorized to duplicate and distribute copies of this 481 Agreement. 482 483 12.2 So as to ensure coherence, the wording of this Agreement is 484 protected and may only be modified by the authors of the License, who 485 reserve the right to periodically publish updates or new versions of the 486 Agreement, each with a separate number. These subsequent versions may 487 address new issues encountered by Free Software. 488 489 12.3 Any Software distributed under a given version of the Agreement may 490 only be subsequently distributed under the same version of the Agreement 491 or a subsequent version, subject to the provisions of Article 5.3.4. 492 493 494 Article 13 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 495 496 13.1 The Agreement is governed by French law. The Parties agree to 497 endeavor to seek an amicable solution to any disagreements or disputes 498 that may arise during the performance of the Agreement. 499 500 13.2 Failing an amicable solution within two (2) months as from their 501 occurrence, and unless emergency proceedings are necessary, the 502 disagreements or disputes shall be referred to the Paris Courts having 503 jurisdiction, by the more diligent Party. 504 505 506 Version 2.0 dated 2006-09-05.