From 2d778028565f39c65c892284d256baeca00ec7ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Johnson Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:59:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Changed to the EPICS Open License as agreed with ANL Legal. --- LICENSE | 67 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index f153af57c..18ab91ffb 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,29 +1,19 @@ -Copyright (c) 1991-2003 University of Chicago and The Regents of the +Copyright (c) 1991-2004 University of Chicago and The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -EPICS BASE is distributed subject to the following license agreement: +EPICS BASE is distributed subject to the following license conditions: SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Software: EPICS BASE Versions: 3.13.7 and higher -IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY: EPICS BASE is NOT distributed as Open Source. -This is a legal agreement between you (in your capacity as an individual -and as an agent for your company, institution or other entity) and The -University of Chicago, as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory under -Contract W-31-109-ENG-38 with the U.S. Department of Energy ("Argonne"), -and The Regents of the University of California, as Operator of Los Alamos -National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-ENG-36 with the U.S. Department -of Energy ("Los Alamos"). - 1. The "Software", below, refers to EPICS BASE (in either source code, or binary form and accompanying documentation). Each licensee is addressed as "you" or "Licensee." - 2. Argonne and Los Alamos are copyright holders in the Software. The - copyright holders and their third-party licensors hereby grant - Licensee a royalty-free nonexclusive license, subject to the - limitations stated herein and U.S. Government license rights. + 2. The copyright holders shown above and their third-party licensors + hereby grant Licensee a royalty-free nonexclusive license, subject to + the limitations stated herein and U.S. Government license rights. 3. You may modify and make a copy or copies of the Software for use within your organization, if you meet the following conditions: @@ -44,39 +34,28 @@ of Energy ("Los Alamos"). materials provided with the copy; c. Modified copies and works based on the Software must carry prominent notices stating that you changed specified portions of - the Software; and - d. Prior to sending a copy or modified copy of the Software to any - person or entity outside your organization you must verify with - Argonne that the intended recipient of the Software has executed - a license with Argonne for EPICS BASE. (See - http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/license/verify.php for information - on how to contact Argonne.) + the Software. - 5. 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