The FreeType Project LICENSE
2006-Jan-27
Copyright 1996-2002, 2006 by
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg
Introduction
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The FreeType Project is distributed in several archive
packages; some of them may contain, in addition to
the FreeType font engine, various tools and
contributions which rely on, or relate to, the FreeType
Project.
This license applies to all files found in such
packages, and which do not fall under their own
explicit license. The license affects thus the FreeType
font engine, the test programs, documentation and
makes files, at the very least.
This license was inspired by the BSD, Artistic, and IJG
(Independent JPEG Group) licenses, which all
encourage inclusion and use of free software in
commercial and freeware products alike. As a
consequence, its main points are that:
- We don't promise that this software works.
However, we will be interested in any kind of bug
reports. (‘as is’ distribution)
- You can use this software for whatever you want, in
parts or full form, without having to pay us. (‘royalty-
free’ usage)
- You may not pretend that you wrote this software. If
you use it, or only parts of it, in a program, you must
acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that
you have used the FreeType code. (‘credits’)
We specifically permit and encourage the inclusion of
this software, with or without modifications, in
commercial products.
We disclaim all warranties covering The FreeType
Project and assume no liability related to The
FreeType Project.
Finally, many people asked us for a preferred form for
a credit/disclaimer to use in compliance with this
license. We thus encourage you to use the following
text:
Portions of this software are copyright <year> The
FreeType
Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
Please replace <year> with the value from the
FreeType version you actually use.
Legal Terms
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0. Definitions
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Throughout this license, the terms ‘package’,
‘FreeType Project’, and ‘FreeType archive’ refer to the
set of files originally distributed by the authors (David
Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg) as the
‘FreeType Project’, be they named as alpha, beta or
final release.
You' refers to the licensee, or person using the
project, where using is a generic term including
compiling the project's source code as well as linking
it to form a program or executable.
This program is referred to as a program using the
FreeType engine.
This license applies to all files distributed in the
original FreeType Project, including all source code,
binaries and documentation, unless otherwise stated
in the file in its original, unmodified form as
distributed in the original archive.
If you are unsure whether or not a particular file is
covered by this license, you must contact us to verify
this.
The FreeType Project is copyright (C) 1996-2000 by
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
All rights reserved except as specified below.
1. No Warranty
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THE FREETYPE PROJECT IS PROVIDED `AS IS'
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
EVENT WILL ANY OF THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED
BY THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE, OF THE
FREETYPE PROJECT.
2. Redistribution
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This license grants a worldwide, royalty-free,
perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use,
execute, perform, compile, Display, copy, create
derivative works of, distribute and sublicense the
FreeType Project (in both source and object code
forms) and derivative works thereof for any purpose;
and to authorize others to exercise some or all of the
rights granted herein, subject to the following
conditions:
- Redistribution of source code must retain this
license file (‘FTL.TXT’) unaltered; any additions,
deletions or changes to the original files must be
clearly indicated in accompanying documentation.
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