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    2: HTTPi is (C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
    3: 
    4: ** While HTTPi is free, it is NOT distributed under CopyLeft or GPL. Please **
    5: ** read on to find out what the differences are. Licenses protect author    **
    6: ** rights -- please honour them, even with free software packages.          **
    7: 
    8: You can modify and tweak HTTPi to your heart's content. You don't need to
    9: pay me for using it, and you don't need my permission to make changes (though
   10: I or an authorised maintainer will be the only ones checking code back into
   11: HTTPi's code base for authorised patches and new versions).
   12: 
   13: HTTPi must be free, and any and all distributions and derivatives must
   14: themselves be free. By free software I do not necessarily mean free in the
   15: way that Richard Stallman of GNU fame might -- merely that distributions
   16: be without cost. "Derivatives" shall constitute distributions with code
   17: added or removed from the base distribution, or distributions that are
   18: signficantly based on the source code (though may not necessarily include
   19: the source code itself), in the Author's sole judgement. This means a C port
   20: of HTTPi is still a derivative, or a Win32 version, or whatever. You do not
   21: have to provide source code, which is a deviation from GPL.
   22: 
   23: You MAY NOT:
   24: 
   25: 	* make changes and slap your copyright on the entire package. Your
   26: 	  copyright extends only to the changes you've made. My copyright,
   27: 	  and any copyrights asserted by HTTPi's contributors, remain.
   28: 
   29: 	* supersede the license agreement here. You may not charge a fee for a
   30: 	  HTTPi distribution, for example. Derivatives count as distributions.
   31: 	  This license agreement, therefore, applies IN FULL to any
   32: 	  distribution or derivative work.
   33: 
   34: 	  The exception: you MAY include HTTPi as part of an operating system
   35: 	  distribution and sell that. Linux dists and FreeBSD dists are okay,
   36: 	  for example.
   37: 
   38: 	  You also MAY NOT place your derivative work under GPL, because that
   39: 	  is a different, though similar, licensing agreement, and the
   40: 	  License here does reflect constraints that are mutually exclusive.
   41: 
   42: 	* make a distribution of HTTPi that does not include ALL files,
   43: 	  including this license, and ONLY these files. If not, it is a
   44: 	  derivative work, and you may NOT call it an official distribution.
   45: 
   46: 	* make or distribute a distribution of HTTPi that does not clearly
   47: 	  state the copyright (i.e.
   48: 
   49: Contains or is based on the HTTPi web server
   50: (C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
   51: http://httpi.floodgap.com/
   52: 
   53: 	  would be just about perfect), or make or distribute a derivative of
   54: 	  HTTPi that does not clearly state the copyright.
   55: 
   56: You MUST:
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   58: 	* copyright your derivative works. You may not make them public domain.
   59: 
   60: 	* include this LICENSE agreement in any and all derivative
   61: 	  works you create, as either a separate file or part of your
   62: 	  non-mutually exclusive license (that is, does not conflict
   63: 	  with these terms).
   64: 
   65: 	* absolve the programmers of HTTPi (including yours truly :-) and
   66: 	  any contributors) of any liability, real or imagined, and certify
   67: 	  that you are using this program AT YOUR OWN RISK. While the
   68: 	  programmers shall endeavour to make HTTPi as bug-free as possible,
   69: 	  entomological phenomena can and do occur. Such is life.
   70: 
   71: 	  If you make a derivative work of HTTPi, you MAY decide that you
   72: 	  wish to offer warranty support. You may do so, but your doing so
   73: 	  does in no way make me, the programmers of HTTPi, or anyone else
   74: 	  liable for the fulfillment of your warranty, and you and the users
   75: 	  of your derivative work must agree to hold us legally blameless
   76: 	  under ALL circumstances. (Remember, no mutually exclusive license
   77: 	  terms in your derivative works, right?)
   78: 
   79: Your usage of this program constitutes your binding acceptance of these
   80: terms. Don't even think about starting HTTPi up on your system if you don't
   81: agree to follow the terms detailed in this license IN THEIR ENTIRETY. Don't
   82: even think about modifying it, patching it or distributing it if you don't,
   83: either. Exceptions to these restrictions must be obtained from me, the
   84: copyright holder, IN WRITING.
   85: 
   86: I reserve the right to interpret this document, and I also reserve the right
   87: to make license changes without notice effective on issue date. All legal
   88: issues shall be dealt with in accordance with the State of California, United
   89: States of America.
   90: 
   91: Other than that, have a blast! Keep software free.
   92: 
   93: Revised 12/24/2000