| License Agreement |
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| This License Agreement is entered into as of the ___ day of |
| ____________, ______ by ___________________________ ("Licensor"), |
| in favor of The Apache Software Foundation, a Delaware nonstock |
| membership corporation (the "Foundation"). |
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| WHEREAS, Licensor owns or has sufficient rights to contribute the |
| software source code and other related intellectual property as |
| itemized on Exhibit A ("Software") under the terms of this agreement |
| to the Foundation for use within Foundation software development |
| projects ("Projects"). |
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| NOW, THEREFORE, FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt |
| and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties |
| hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: |
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| 1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, Licensor |
| hereby grants to the Foundation: |
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| a) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable |
| copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, |
| publicly display, publicly perform, distribute and sublicense, |
| internally and externally, the Software and such derivative |
| works, in source code and object code form; and, |
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| b) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable |
| patent license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell, |
| offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the Software |
| in source code and object code form. "Licensed Patents" mean |
| patent claims owned by Licensor which are necessarily |
| infringed by the use or sale of the Software alone. |
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| 2. Licensor represents that, to Licensor's knowledge, Licensor is |
| legally entitled to grant the above license. Licensor agrees to notify |
| the Foundation of any facts or circumstances of which Licensor becomes |
| aware and which makes or would make Licensor's representations in this |
| License Agreement inaccurate in any respect. |
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| 3. This Software is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS |
| OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, |
| ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY |
| OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER THE LICENSOR NOR ITS |
| SUPPLIERS WILL BE LIABLE TO THE FOUNDATION OR ITS LICENSEES FOR ANY |
| DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL |
| DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED |
| AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, |
| OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF |
| THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORK OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS |
| GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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| This License Agreement is the entire agreement of the parties |
| with respect to its subject matter, and may only be amended by a |
| writing signed by each party. This License Agreement may be |
| executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be |
| considered an original. |
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| IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Licensor has executed this License Agreement |
| as of the date first written above. |
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| LICENSOR: |
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| Signed By: _____________________________________ |
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| Print Name: ____________________________________ |
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| Title: _________________________________________ |
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| Representing: __________________________________ |
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| ________________________________________________ |
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| Contact Name: __________________________________ |
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| Contact Email: _________________________________ |
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| Exhibit A |
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| List of software and other intellectual property covered by this agreement: |
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