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The FreeType Project LICENSE
.........................2006-Jan-27
Copyright. 1996-2002,. 2006. by. David. Turner,.
Robert.Wilhelm,.and.Werner.Lemberg
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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..contri-
butions.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 makefiles, 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 dis-
claim..all.warranties.. covering.. The..FreeType.
Project..and.assume.no.liability.related.to.The.
FreeType.Project.
..Finally,..many..people..asked..us..for..a..pre-
ferred..form..for..a.credit/disclaimer.to.use.in.
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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
..Throughout.this.license,..the.terms.`package',.
`FreeType.Project',.and..`FreeType..archive'.re-
fer 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. us-
ing..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
..THE.FREETYPE.PROJECT..IS.PROVIDED.`AS.
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