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[ This was taken from http://aolserver.com/license/, as of 2000-08-15. The original can be gotten at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html -D ]

 MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE
 Version 1.1
 1. Definitions.
 1.0.1. "Commercial Use" means distribution or otherwise making
 the Covered Code available to a third party.
 1.1. Contributor means each entity that creates or
 contributes to the creation of Modifications.
 1.2. Contributor Version means the combination of the
 Original Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the
 Modifications made by that particular Contributor.
 1.3. Covered Code means the Original Code or Modifications or
 the combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each
 case including portions thereof.
 1.4. Electronic Distribution Mechanism means a mechanism
 generally accepted in the software development community for the
 electronic transfer of data.
 1.5. Executable means Covered Code in any form other than
 Source Code.
 1.6. Initial Developer means the individual or entity
 identified as the Initial Developer in the Source Code notice
 required by Exhibit A.
 1.7. Larger Work means a work which combines Covered Code or
 portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this
 License.
 1.8. License means this document.
 1.8.1. "Licensable" means having the right to grant, to the
 maximum extent possible, whether at the time of the initial grant
 or subsequently acquired, any and all of the rights conveyed
 herein.

 1.9. Modifications means any addition to or deletion from the
 substance or structure of either the Original Code or any
 previous Modifications. When Covered Code is released as a series
 of files, a Modification is:

 A. Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file
 containing Original Code or previous Modifications.

 B. Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or
 previous Modifications.

 1.10. Original Code means Source Code of computer software
 code which is described in the Source Code notice required by
 Exhibit A as Original Code, and which, at the time of its release
 under this License is not already Covered Code governed by this
 License.

 1.10.1. "Patent Claims" means any patent claim(s), now owned or
 hereafter acquired, including without limitation,  method,
 process, and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by
 grantor.

 1.11. Source Code means the preferred form of the Covered
 Code for making modifications to it, including all modules it
 contains, plus any associated interface definition files, scripts
 used to control compilation and installation of an Executable, or
 source code differential comparisons against either the Original
 Code or another well known, available Covered Code of the
 Contributor's choice. The Source Code can be in a compressed or
 archival form, provided the appropriate decompression or
 de-archiving software is widely available for no charge.
 1.12. "You (or "Your")  means an individual or a legal entity
 exercising rights under, and complying with all of the terms of,
 this License or a future version of this License issued under
 Section 6.1. For legal entities, "You includes any entity which
 controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You.
 For purposes of this definition, "control means (a) the power,
 direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such
 entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of
 more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or
 beneficial ownership of such entity.
 2. Source Code License.
 2.1. The Initial Developer Grant.
 The Initial Developer hereby grants You a world-wide,
 royalty-free, non-exclusive license, subject to third party
 intellectual property claims:
 (a)  under intellectual property rights (other than patent or
 trademark) Licensable by Initial Developer to use, reproduce,
 modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Original
 Code (or portions thereof) with or without Modifications, and/or
 as part of a Larger Work; and
 (b) under Patents Claims infringed by the making, using or
 selling of Original Code, to make, have made, use, practice,
 sell, and offer for sale, and/or otherwise dispose of the
 Original Code (or portions thereof).
 (c) the licenses granted in this Section 2.1(a) and (b) are
 effective on the date Initial Developer first distributes
 Original Code under the terms of this License.
 (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is
 granted: 1) for code that You delete from the Original Code; 2)
 separate from the Original Code;  or 3) for infringements caused
 by: i) the modification of the Original Code or ii) the
 combination of the Original Code with other software or devices.
 2.2. Contributor Grant.
 Subject to third party intellectual property claims, each
 Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free,
 non-exclusive license
 (a)  under intellectual property rights (other than patent or
 trademark) Licensable by Contributor, to use, reproduce, modify,
 display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Modifications
 created by such Contributor (or portions thereof) either on an
 unmodified basis, with other Modifications, as Covered Code
 and/or as part of a Larger Work; and
 (b) under Patent Claims infringed by the making, using, or
 selling of Modifications made by that Contributor either alone
 and/or in combination with its Contributor Version (or portions
 of such combination), to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have
 made, and/or otherwise dispose of: 1) Modifications made by that
 Contributor (or portions thereof); and 2) the combination of
 Modifications made by that Contributor with its Contributor
 Version (or portions of such combination).
 (c) the licenses granted in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b) are
 effective on the date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of
 the Covered Code.
 (d)    Notwithstanding Section 2.2(b) above, no patent license is
 granted: 1) for any code that Contributor has deleted from the
 Contributor Version; 2)  separate from the Contributor Version;
 3)  for infringements caused by: i) third party modifications of
 Contributor Version or ii)  the combination of Modifications made
 by that Contributor with other software  (except as part of the
 Contributor Version) or other devices; or 4) under Patent Claims
 infringed by Covered Code in the absence of Modifications made by
 that Contributor.
 3. Distribution Obligations.
 3.1. Application of License.
 The Modifications which You create or to which You contribute are
 governed by the terms of this License, including without
 limitation Section 2.2. The Source Code version of Covered Code
 may be distributed only under the terms of this License or a
 future version of this License released under Section 6.1, and
 You must include a copy of this License with every copy of the
 Source Code You distribute. You may not offer or impose any terms
 on any Source Code version that alters or restricts the
 applicable version of this License or the recipients' rights
 hereunder. However, You may include an additional document
 offering the additional rights described in Section 3.5.
 3.2. Availability of Source Code.
 Any Modification which You create or to which You contribute must
 be made available in Source Code form under the terms of this
 License either on the same media as an Executable version or via
 an accepted Electronic Distribution Mechanism to anyone to whom
 you made an Executable version available; and if made available
 via Electronic Distribution Mechanism, must remain available for
 at least twelve (12) months after the date it initially became
 available, or at least six (6) months after a subsequent version
 of that particular Modification has been made available to such
 recipients. You are responsible for ensuring that the Source Code
 version remains available even if the Electronic Distribution
 Mechanism is maintained by a third party.
 3.3. Description of Modifications.
 You must cause all Covered Code to which You contribute to
 contain a file documenting the changes You made to create that
 Covered Code and the date of any change. You must include a
 prominent statement that the Modification is derived, directly or
 indirectly, from Original Code provided by the Initial Developer
 and including the name of the Initial Developer in (a) the Source
 Code, and (b) in any notice in an Executable version or related
 documentation in which You describe the origin or ownership of
 the Covered Code.
 3.4. Intellectual Property Matters
 (a) Third Party Claims.
 If Contributor has knowledge that a license under a third party's
 intellectual property rights is required to exercise the rights
 granted by such Contributor under Sections 2.1 or 2.2,
 Contributor must include a text file with the Source Code
 distribution titled "LEGAL which describes the claim and the
 party making the claim in sufficient detail that a recipient will
 know whom to contact. If Contributor obtains such knowledge after
 the Modification is made available as described in Section 3.2,
 Contributor shall promptly modify the LEGAL file in all copies
 Contributor makes available thereafter and shall take other steps
 (such as notifying appropriate mailing lists or newsgroups)
 reasonably calculated to inform those who received the Covered
 Code that new knowledge has been obtained.
 (b) Contributor APIs.
 If Contributor's Modifications include an application programming
 interface and Contributor has knowledge of patent licenses which
 are reasonably necessary to implement that API, Contributor must
 also include this information in the LEGAL file.
 (c) Representations.
 Contributor represents that, except as disclosed pursuant to
 Section 3.4(a) above, Contributor believes that Contributor's
 Modifications are Contributor's original creation(s) and/or
 Contributor has sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by
 this License.
 3.5. Required Notices.
 You must duplicate the notice in Exhibit A in each file of the
 Source Code.  If it is not possible to put such notice in a
 particular Source Code file due to its structure, then You must
 include such notice in a location (such as a relevant directory)
 where a user would be likely to look for such a notice.  If You
 created one or more Modification(s) You may add your name as a
 Contributor to the notice described in Exhibit A. You must also
 duplicate this License in any documentation for the Source Code
 where You describe recipients' rights or ownership rights
 relating to Covered Code.  You may choose to offer, and to charge
 a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations
 to one or more recipients of Covered Code. However, You may do so
 only on Your own behalf, and not on behalf of the Initial
 Developer or any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear
 than any such warranty, support, indemnity or liability
 obligation is offered by You alone, and You hereby agree to
 indemnify the Initial Developer and every Contributor for any
 liability incurred by the Initial Developer or such Contributor
 as a result of warranty, support, indemnity or liability terms
 You offer.
 3.6. Distribution of Executable Versions.
 You may distribute Covered Code in Executable form only if the
 requirements of Section 3.1-3.5 have been met for that Covered
 Code, and if You include a notice stating that the Source Code
 version of the Covered Code is available under the terms of this
 License, including a description of how and where You have
 fulfilled the obligations of Section 3.2. The notice must be
 conspicuously included in any notice in an Executable version,
 related documentation or collateral in which You describe
 recipients' rights relating to the Covered Code. You may
 distribute the Executable version of Covered Code or ownership
 rights under a license of Your choice, which may contain terms
 different from this License, provided that You are in compliance
 with the terms of this License and that the license for the
 Executable version does not attempt to limit or alter the
 recipient's rights in the Source Code version from the rights set
 forth in this License. If You distribute the Executable version
 under a different license You must make it absolutely clear that
 any terms which differ from this License are offered by You
 alone, not by the Initial Developer or any Contributor. You
 hereby agree to indemnify the Initial Developer and every
 Contributor for any liability incurred by the Initial Developer
 or such Contributor as a result of any such terms You offer.

 3.7. Larger Works.

 You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other
 code not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the
 Larger Work as a single product. In such a case, You must make
 sure the requirements of this License are fulfilled for the
 Covered Code.

 4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation.

 If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of
 this License with respect to some or all of the Covered Code due
 to statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must: (a)
 comply with the terms of this License to the maximum extent
 possible; and (b) describe the limitations and the code they
 affect. Such description must be included in the LEGAL file
 described in Section 3.4 and must be included with all
 distributions of the Source Code. Except to the extent prohibited
 by statute or regulation, such description must be sufficiently
 detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to
 understand it.
 5. Application of this License.
 This License applies to code to which the Initial Developer has
 attached the notice in Exhibit A and to related Covered Code.
 6. Versions of the License.
 6.1. New Versions.
 Netscape Communications Corporation (Netscape) may publish
 revised and/or new versions of the License from time to time.
 Each version will be given a distinguishing version number.
 6.2. Effect of New Versions.
 Once Covered Code has been published under a particular version
 of the License, You may always continue to use it under the terms
 of that version. You may also choose to use such Covered Code
 under the terms of any subsequent version of the License
 published by Netscape. No one other than Netscape has the right
 to modify the terms applicable to Covered Code created under this
 License.
 6.3. Derivative Works.
 If You create or use a modified version of this License (which
 you may only do in order to apply it to code which is not already
 Covered Code governed by this License), You must (a) rename Your
 license so that the phrases Mozilla, MOZILLAPL,
 MOZPL, Netscape, "MPL", NPL or any confusingly
 similar phrase do not appear in your license (except to note that
 your license differs from this License) and (b) otherwise make it
 clear that Your version of the license contains terms which
 differ from the Mozilla Public License and Netscape Public
 License. (Filling in the name of the Initial Developer, Original
 Code or Contributor in the notice described in Exhibit A shall
 not of themselves be deemed to be modifications of this License.)
 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
 COVERED CODE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN "AS IS BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
 INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE COVERED CODE
 IS FREE OF DEFECTS, MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
 NON-INFRINGING. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
 OF THE COVERED CODE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY COVERED CODE PROVE
 DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT, YOU (NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPER OR ANY
 OTHER CONTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING,
 REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN
 ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY COVERED CODE IS
 AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.
 8. TERMINATION.
 8.1.  This License and the rights granted hereunder will
 terminate automatically if You fail to comply with terms herein
 and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of
 the breach. All sublicenses to the Covered Code which are
 properly granted shall survive any termination of this License.
 Provisions which, by their nature, must remain in effect beyond
 the termination of this License shall survive.
 8.2.  If You initiate litigation by asserting a patent
 infringement claim (excluding declaratory judgment actions)
 against Initial Developer or a Contributor (the Initial Developer
 or Contributor against whom You file such action is referred to
 as "Participant")  alleging that:
 (a)  such Participant's Contributor Version directly or
 indirectly infringes any patent, then any and all rights granted
 by such Participant to You under Sections 2.1 and/or 2.2 of this
 License shall, upon 60 days notice from Participant terminate
 prospectively, unless if within 60 days after receipt of notice
 You either: (i)  agree in writing to pay Participant a mutually
 agreeable reasonable royalty for Your past and future use of
 Modifications made by such Participant, or (ii) withdraw Your
 litigation claim with respect to the Contributor Version against
 such Participant.  If within 60 days of notice, a reasonable
 royalty and payment arrangement are not mutually agreed upon in
 writing by the parties or the litigation claim is not withdrawn,
 the rights granted by Participant to You under Sections 2.1
 and/or 2.2 automatically terminate at the expiration of the 60
 day notice period specified above.
 (b)  any software, hardware, or device, other than such
 Participant's Contributor Version, directly or indirectly
 infringes any patent, then any rights granted to You by such
 Participant under Sections 2.1(b) and 2.2(b) are revoked
 effective as of the date You first made, used, sold, distributed,
 or had made, Modifications made by that Participant.
 8.3.  If You assert a patent infringement claim against
 Participant alleging that such Participant's Contributor Version
 directly or indirectly infringes any patent where such claim is
 resolved (such as by license or settlement) prior to the
 initiation of patent infringement litigation, then the reasonable
 value of the licenses granted by such Participant under Sections
 2.1 or 2.2 shall be taken into account in determining the amount
 or value of any payment or license.
 8.4.  In the event of termination under Sections 8.1 or 8.2
 above,  all end user license agreements (excluding distributors
 and resellers) which have been validly granted by You or any
 distributor hereunder prior to termination shall survive
 termination.
 9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT
 (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL YOU, THE
 INITIAL DEVELOPER, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF
 COVERED CODE, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE
 TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
 CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT
 LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER
 FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES
 OR LOSSES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL
 NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING
 FROM SUCH PARTY'S NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW
 PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
 EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
 SO THIS EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
 10. U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS.
 The Covered Code is a commercial item, as that term is
 defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of
 commercial computer software and commercial computer
 software documentation, as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R.
 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48
 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), all U.S.
 Government End Users acquire Covered Code with only those rights
 set forth herein.
 11. MISCELLANEOUS.
 This License represents the complete agreement concerning subject
 matter hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be
 unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the
 extent necessary to make it enforceable. This License shall be
 governed by California law provisions (except to the extent
 applicable law, if any, provides otherwise), excluding its
 conflict-of-law provisions. With respect to disputes in which at
 least one party is a citizen of, or an entity chartered or
 registered to do business in the United States of America, any
 litigation relating to this License shall be subject to the
 jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the Northern District of
 California, with venue lying in Santa Clara County, California,
 with the losing party responsible for costs, including without
 limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and
 expenses. The application of the United Nations Convention on
 Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly
 excluded. Any law or regulation which provides that the language
 of a contract shall be construed against the drafter shall not
 apply to this License.
 12. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLAIMS.
 As between Initial Developer and the Contributors, each party is
 responsible for claims and damages arising, directly or
 indirectly, out of its utilization of rights under this License
 and You agree to work with Initial Developer and Contributors to
 distribute such responsibility on an equitable basis. Nothing
 herein is intended or shall be deemed to constitute any admission
 of liability.
 13. MULTIPLE-LICENSED CODE.
 Initial Developer may designate portions of the Covered Code as
 "Multiple-Licensed".  "Multiple-Licensed" means that the Initial
 Developer permits you to utilize portions of the Covered Code
 under Your choice of the APL or the alternative licenses, if any,
 specified by the Initial Developer in the file described in
 Exhibit A.