github.com/apache/skywalking-eyes@v0.6.0/assets/lcs-templates/CECILL-2.1.txt (about) 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.