Introduction
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 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: o We don't promise that this software
works. However, we will be interested in any kind
of bug reports. (`as is' distribution) o You can use
this software for whatever you want, in parts or
full form, without having to pay us. (`royalty-free'
usage) o 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
0. Definitions – 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 – THE FREETYPE PROJECT IS
PROVIDED `AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ÉCRANS ET COMMANDE VOCALE
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 – 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: o 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. The copyright notices of the
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copies of source files. o Redistribution in binary
form must provide a disclaimer that states that
the software is based in part of the work of the
FreeType Team, in the distribution
documentation. We also encourage you to put an
URL to the FreeType web page in your
documentation, though this isn't mandatory.
These conditions apply to any software derived
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