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     1  
     2    CeCILL FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
     3  
     4  Version 2.1 dated 2013-06-21
     5  
     6  
     7      Notice
     8  
     9  This Agreement is a Free Software license agreement that is the result
    10  of discussions between its authors in order to ensure compliance with
    11  the two main principles guiding its drafting:
    12  
    13    * firstly, compliance with the principles governing the distribution
    14      of Free Software: access to source code, broad rights granted to users,
    15    * secondly, the election of a governing law, French law, with which it
    16      is conformant, both as regards the law of torts and intellectual
    17      property law, and the protection that it offers to both authors and
    18      holders of the economic rights over software.
    19  
    20  The authors of the CeCILL (for Ce[a] C[nrs] I[nria] L[ogiciel] L[ibre])
    21  license are:
    22  
    23  Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - CEA, a
    24  public scientific, technical and industrial research establishment,
    25  having its principal place of business at 25 rue Leblanc, immeuble Le
    26  Ponant D, 75015 Paris, France.
    27  
    28  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a public scientific
    29  and technological establishment, having its principal place of business
    30  at 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris cedex 16, France.
    31  
    32  Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique -
    33  Inria, a public scientific and technological establishment, having its
    34  principal place of business at Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, BP
    35  105, 78153 Le Chesnay cedex, France.
    36  
    37  
    38      Preamble
    39  
    40  The purpose of this Free Software license agreement is to grant users
    41  the right to modify and redistribute the software governed by this
    42  license within the framework of an open source distribution model.
    43  
    44  The exercising of this right is conditional upon certain obligations for
    45  users so as to preserve this status for all subsequent redistributions.
    46  
    47  In consideration of access to the source code and the rights to copy,
    48  modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only
    49  with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the
    50  economic rights, and the successive licensors only have limited liability.
    51  
    52  In this respect, the risks associated with loading, using, modifying
    53  and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user are brought to
    54  the user's attention, given its Free Software status, which may make it
    55  complicated to use, with the result that its use is reserved for
    56  developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer
    57  knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the
    58  suitability of the software as regards their requirements in conditions
    59  enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and,
    60  more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions of
    61  security. This Agreement may be freely reproduced and published,
    62  provided it is not altered, and that no provisions are either added or
    63  removed herefrom.
    64  
    65  This Agreement may apply to any or all software for which the holder of
    66  the economic rights decides to submit the use thereof to its provisions.
    67  
    68  Frequently asked questions can be found on the official website of the
    69  CeCILL licenses family (http://www.cecill.info/index.en.html) for any
    70  necessary clarification.
    71  
    72  
    73      Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
    74  
    75  For the purpose of this Agreement, when the following expressions
    76  commence with a capital letter, they shall have the following meaning:
    77  
    78  Agreement: means this license agreement, and its possible subsequent
    79  versions and annexes.
    80  
    81  Software: means the software in its Object Code and/or Source Code form
    82  and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when the Licensee
    83  accepts the Agreement.
    84  
    85  Initial Software: means the Software in its Source Code and possibly its
    86  Object Code form and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when
    87  it is first distributed under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
    88  
    89  Modified Software: means the Software modified by at least one
    90  Contribution.
    91  
    92  Source Code: means all the Software's instructions and program lines to
    93  which access is required so as to modify the Software.
    94  
    95  Object Code: means the binary files originating from the compilation of
    96  the Source Code.
    97  
    98  Holder: means the holder(s) of the economic rights over the Initial
    99  Software.
   100  
   101  Licensee: means the Software user(s) having accepted the Agreement.
   102  
   103  Contributor: means a Licensee having made at least one Contribution.
   104  
   105  Licensor: means the Holder, or any other individual or legal entity, who
   106  distributes the Software under the Agreement.
   107  
   108  Contribution: means any or all modifications, corrections, translations,
   109  adaptations and/or new functions integrated into the Software by any or
   110  all Contributors, as well as any or all Internal Modules.
   111  
   112  Module: means a set of sources files including their documentation that
   113  enables supplementary functions or services in addition to those offered
   114  by the Software.
   115  
   116  External Module: means any or all Modules, not derived from the
   117  Software, so that this Module and the Software run in separate address
   118  spaces, with one calling the other when they are run.
   119  
   120  Internal Module: means any or all Module, connected to the Software so
   121  that they both execute in the same address space.
   122  
   123  GNU GPL: means the GNU General Public License version 2 or any
   124  subsequent version, as published by the Free Software Foundation Inc.
   125  
   126  GNU Affero GPL: means the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or
   127  any subsequent version, as published by the Free Software Foundation Inc.
   128  
   129  EUPL: means the European Union Public License version 1.1 or any
   130  subsequent version, as published by the European Commission.
   131  
   132  Parties: mean both the Licensee and the Licensor.
   133  
   134  These expressions may be used both in singular and plural form.
   135  
   136  
   137      Article 2 - PURPOSE
   138  
   139  The purpose of the Agreement is the grant by the Licensor to the
   140  Licensee of a non-exclusive, transferable and worldwide license for the
   141  Software as set forth in Article 5 <#scope> hereinafter for the whole
   142  term of the protection granted by the rights over said Software.
   143  
   144  
   145      Article 3 - ACCEPTANCE
   146  
   147  3.1 The Licensee shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and
   148  conditions of this Agreement upon the occurrence of the first of the
   149  following events:
   150  
   151    * (i) loading the Software by any or all means, notably, by
   152      downloading from a remote server, or by loading from a physical medium;
   153    * (ii) the first time the Licensee exercises any of the rights granted
   154      hereunder.
   155  
   156  3.2 One copy of the Agreement, containing a notice relating to the
   157  characteristics of the Software, to the limited warranty, and to the
   158  fact that its use is restricted to experienced users has been provided
   159  to the Licensee prior to its acceptance as set forth in Article 3.1
   160  <#accepting> hereinabove, and the Licensee hereby acknowledges that it
   161  has read and understood it.
   162  
   163  
   164      Article 4 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
   165  
   166  
   167        4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE
   168  
   169  The Agreement shall become effective on the date when it is accepted by
   170  the Licensee as set forth in Article 3.1 <#accepting>.
   171  
   172  
   173        4.2 TERM
   174  
   175  The Agreement shall remain in force for the entire legal term of
   176  protection of the economic rights over the Software.
   177  
   178  
   179      Article 5 - SCOPE OF RIGHTS GRANTED
   180  
   181  The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, who accepts, the following
   182  rights over the Software for any or all use, and for the term of the
   183  Agreement, on the basis of the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter.
   184  
   185  Besides, if the Licensor owns or comes to own one or more patents
   186  protecting all or part of the functions of the Software or of its
   187  components, the Licensor undertakes not to enforce the rights granted by
   188  these patents against successive Licensees using, exploiting or
   189  modifying the Software. If these patents are transferred, the Licensor
   190  undertakes to have the transferees subscribe to the obligations set
   191  forth in this paragraph.
   192  
   193  
   194        5.1 RIGHT OF USE
   195  
   196  The Licensee is authorized to use the Software, without any limitation
   197  as to its fields of application, with it being hereinafter specified
   198  that this comprises:
   199  
   200   1. permanent or temporary reproduction of all or part of the Software
   201      by any or all means and in any or all form.
   202  
   203   2. loading, displaying, running, or storing the Software on any or all
   204      medium.
   205  
   206   3. entitlement to observe, study or test its operation so as to
   207      determine the ideas and principles behind any or all constituent
   208      elements of said Software. This shall apply when the Licensee
   209      carries out any or all loading, displaying, running, transmission or
   210      storage operation as regards the Software, that it is entitled to
   211      carry out hereunder.
   212  
   213  
   214        5.2 ENTITLEMENT TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
   215  
   216  The right to make Contributions includes the right to translate, adapt,
   217  arrange, or make any or all modifications to the Software, and the right
   218  to reproduce the resulting software.
   219  
   220  The Licensee is authorized to make any or all Contributions to the
   221  Software provided that it includes an explicit notice that it is the
   222  author of said Contribution and indicates the date of the creation thereof.
   223  
   224  
   225        5.3 RIGHT OF DISTRIBUTION
   226  
   227  In particular, the right of distribution includes the right to publish,
   228  transmit and communicate the Software to the general public on any or
   229  all medium, and by any or all means, and the right to market, either in
   230  consideration of a fee, or free of charge, one or more copies of the
   231  Software by any means.
   232  
   233  The Licensee is further authorized to distribute copies of the modified
   234  or unmodified Software to third parties according to the terms and
   235  conditions set forth hereinafter.
   236  
   237  
   238          5.3.1 DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE WITHOUT MODIFICATION
   239  
   240  The Licensee is authorized to distribute true copies of the Software in
   241  Source Code or Object Code form, provided that said distribution
   242  complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
   243  
   244   1. a copy of the Agreement,
   245  
   246   2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty
   247      and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
   248  
   249  and that, in the event that only the Object Code of the Software is
   250  redistributed, the Licensee allows effective access to the full Source
   251  Code of the Software for a period of at least three years from the
   252  distribution of the Software, it being understood that the additional
   253  acquisition cost of the Source Code shall not exceed the cost of the
   254  data transfer.
   255  
   256  
   257          5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED SOFTWARE
   258  
   259  When the Licensee makes a Contribution to the Software, the terms and
   260  conditions for the distribution of the resulting Modified Software
   261  become subject to all the provisions of this Agreement.
   262  
   263  The Licensee is authorized to distribute the Modified Software, in
   264  source code or object code form, provided that said distribution
   265  complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
   266  
   267   1. a copy of the Agreement,
   268  
   269   2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty
   270      and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
   271  
   272  and, in the event that only the object code of the Modified Software is
   273  redistributed,
   274  
   275   3. a note stating the conditions of effective access to the full source
   276      code of the Modified Software for a period of at least three years
   277      from the distribution of the Modified Software, it being understood
   278      that the additional acquisition cost of the source code shall not
   279      exceed the cost of the data transfer.
   280  
   281  
   282          5.3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF EXTERNAL MODULES
   283  
   284  When the Licensee has developed an External Module, the terms and
   285  conditions of this Agreement do not apply to said External Module, that
   286  may be distributed under a separate license agreement.
   287  
   288  
   289          5.3.4 COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER LICENSES
   290  
   291  The Licensee can include a code that is subject to the provisions of one
   292  of the versions of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL in the
   293  Modified or unmodified Software, and distribute that entire code under
   294  the terms of the same version of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL.
   295  
   296  The Licensee can include the Modified or unmodified Software in a code
   297  that is subject to the provisions of one of the versions of the GNU GPL,
   298  GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL and distribute that entire code under the
   299  terms of the same version of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL.
   300  
   301  
   302      Article 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
   303  
   304  
   305        6.1 OVER THE INITIAL SOFTWARE
   306  
   307  The Holder owns the economic rights over the Initial Software. Any or
   308  all use of the Initial Software is subject to compliance with the terms
   309  and conditions under which the Holder has elected to distribute its work
   310  and no one shall be entitled to modify the terms and conditions for the
   311  distribution of said Initial Software.
   312  
   313  The Holder undertakes that the Initial Software will remain ruled at
   314  least by this Agreement, for the duration set forth in Article 4.2 <#term>.
   315  
   316  
   317        6.2 OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS
   318  
   319  The Licensee who develops a Contribution is the owner of the
   320  intellectual property rights over this Contribution as defined by
   321  applicable law.
   322  
   323  
   324        6.3 OVER THE EXTERNAL MODULES
   325  
   326  The Licensee who develops an External Module is the owner of the
   327  intellectual property rights over this External Module as defined by
   328  applicable law and is free to choose the type of agreement that shall
   329  govern its distribution.
   330  
   331  
   332        6.4 JOINT PROVISIONS
   333  
   334  The Licensee expressly undertakes:
   335  
   336   1. not to remove, or modify, in any manner, the intellectual property
   337      notices attached to the Software;
   338  
   339   2. to reproduce said notices, in an identical manner, in the copies of
   340      the Software modified or not.
   341  
   342  The Licensee undertakes not to directly or indirectly infringe the
   343  intellectual property rights on the Software of the Holder and/or
   344  Contributors, and to take, where applicable, vis-à-vis its staff, any
   345  and all measures required to ensure respect of said intellectual
   346  property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors.
   347  
   348  
   349      Article 7 - RELATED SERVICES
   350  
   351  7.1 Under no circumstances shall the Agreement oblige the Licensor to
   352  provide technical assistance or maintenance services for the Software.
   353  
   354  However, the Licensor is entitled to offer this type of services. The
   355  terms and conditions of such technical assistance, and/or such
   356  maintenance, shall be set forth in a separate instrument. Only the
   357  Licensor offering said maintenance and/or technical assistance services
   358  shall incur liability therefor.
   359  
   360  7.2 Similarly, any Licensor is entitled to offer to its licensees, under
   361  its sole responsibility, a warranty, that shall only be binding upon
   362  itself, for the redistribution of the Software and/or the Modified
   363  Software, under terms and conditions that it is free to decide. Said
   364  warranty, and the financial terms and conditions of its application,
   365  shall be subject of a separate instrument executed between the Licensor
   366  and the Licensee.
   367  
   368  
   369      Article 8 - LIABILITY
   370  
   371  8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be
   372  entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered
   373  from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant
   374  Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof.
   375  
   376  8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under
   377  this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular:
   378  (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its
   379  obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the
   380  Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more
   381  generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly
   382  agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data,
   383  loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders,
   384  opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all
   385  legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party,
   386  shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to
   387  any or all compensation from the Licensor.
   388  
   389  
   390      Article 9 - WARRANTY
   391  
   392  9.1 The Licensee acknowledges that the scientific and technical
   393  state-of-the-art when the Software was distributed did not enable all
   394  possible uses to be tested and verified, nor for the presence of
   395  possible defects to be detected. In this respect, the Licensee's
   396  attention has been drawn to the risks associated with loading, using,
   397  modifying and/or developing and reproducing the Software which are
   398  reserved for experienced users.
   399  
   400  The Licensee shall be responsible for verifying, by any or all means,
   401  the suitability of the product for its requirements, its good working
   402  order, and for ensuring that it shall not cause damage to either persons
   403  or properties.
   404  
   405  9.2 The Licensor hereby represents, in good faith, that it is entitled
   406  to grant all the rights over the Software (including in particular the
   407  rights set forth in Article 5 <#scope>).
   408  
   409  9.3 The Licensee acknowledges that the Software is supplied "as is" by
   410  the Licensor without any other express or tacit warranty, other than
   411  that provided for in Article 9.2 <#good-faith> and, in particular,
   412  without any warranty as to its commercial value, its secured, safe,
   413  innovative or relevant nature.
   414  
   415  Specifically, the Licensor does not warrant that the Software is free
   416  from any error, that it will operate without interruption, that it will
   417  be compatible with the Licensee's own equipment and software
   418  configuration, nor that it will meet the Licensee's requirements.
   419  
   420  9.4 The Licensor does not either expressly or tacitly warrant that the
   421  Software does not infringe any third party intellectual property right
   422  relating to a patent, software or any other property right. Therefore,
   423  the Licensor disclaims any and all liability towards the Licensee
   424  arising out of any or all proceedings for infringement that may be
   425  instituted in respect of the use, modification and redistribution of the
   426  Software. Nevertheless, should such proceedings be instituted against
   427  the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide it with technical and legal
   428  expertise for its defense. Such technical and legal expertise shall be
   429  decided on a case-by-case basis between the relevant Licensor and the
   430  Licensee pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. The Licensor
   431  disclaims any and all liability as regards the Licensee's use of the
   432  name of the Software. No warranty is given as regards the existence of
   433  prior rights over the name of the Software or as regards the existence
   434  of a trademark.
   435  
   436  
   437      Article 10 - TERMINATION
   438  
   439  10.1 In the event of a breach by the Licensee of its obligations
   440  hereunder, the Licensor may automatically terminate this Agreement
   441  thirty (30) days after notice has been sent to the Licensee and has
   442  remained ineffective.
   443  
   444  10.2 A Licensee whose Agreement is terminated shall no longer be
   445  authorized to use, modify or distribute the Software. However, any
   446  licenses that it may have granted prior to termination of the Agreement
   447  shall remain valid subject to their having been granted in compliance
   448  with the terms and conditions hereof.
   449  
   450  
   451      Article 11 - MISCELLANEOUS
   452  
   453  
   454        11.1 EXCUSABLE EVENTS
   455  
   456  Neither Party shall be liable for any or all delay, or failure to
   457  perform the Agreement, that may be attributable to an event of force
   458  majeure, an act of God or an outside cause, such as defective
   459  functioning or interruptions of the electricity or telecommunications
   460  networks, network paralysis following a virus attack, intervention by
   461  government authorities, natural disasters, water damage, earthquakes,
   462  fire, explosions, strikes and labor unrest, war, etc.
   463  
   464  11.2 Any failure by either Party, on one or more occasions, to invoke
   465  one or more of the provisions hereof, shall under no circumstances be
   466  interpreted as being a waiver by the interested Party of its right to
   467  invoke said provision(s) subsequently.
   468  
   469  11.3 The Agreement cancels and replaces any or all previous agreements,
   470  whether written or oral, between the Parties and having the same
   471  purpose, and constitutes the entirety of the agreement between said
   472  Parties concerning said purpose. No supplement or modification to the
   473  terms and conditions hereof shall be effective as between the Parties
   474  unless it is made in writing and signed by their duly authorized
   475  representatives.
   476  
   477  11.4 In the event that one or more of the provisions hereof were to
   478  conflict with a current or future applicable act or legislative text,
   479  said act or legislative text shall prevail, and the Parties shall make
   480  the necessary amendments so as to comply with said act or legislative
   481  text. All other provisions shall remain effective. Similarly, invalidity
   482  of a provision of the Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, shall not
   483  cause the Agreement as a whole to be invalid.
   484  
   485  
   486        11.5 LANGUAGE
   487  
   488  The Agreement is drafted in both French and English and both versions
   489  are deemed authentic.
   490  
   491  
   492      Article 12 - NEW VERSIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
   493  
   494  12.1 Any person is authorized to duplicate and distribute copies of this
   495  Agreement.
   496  
   497  12.2 So as to ensure coherence, the wording of this Agreement is
   498  protected and may only be modified by the authors of the License, who
   499  reserve the right to periodically publish updates or new versions of the
   500  Agreement, each with a separate number. These subsequent versions may
   501  address new issues encountered by Free Software.
   502  
   503  12.3 Any Software distributed under a given version of the Agreement may
   504  only be subsequently distributed under the same version of the Agreement
   505  or a subsequent version, subject to the provisions of Article 5.3.4
   506  <#compatibility>.
   507  
   508  
   509      Article 13 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
   510  
   511  13.1 The Agreement is governed by French law. The Parties agree to
   512  endeavor to seek an amicable solution to any disagreements or disputes
   513  that may arise during the performance of the Agreement.
   514  
   515  13.2 Failing an amicable solution within two (2) months as from their
   516  occurrence, and unless emergency proceedings are necessary, the
   517  disagreements or disputes shall be referred to the Paris Courts having
   518  jurisdiction, by the more diligent Party.