Protomatter Software License Version 1.0

derived from the Apache Software License

 


 The Protomatter Software License, Version 1.0
 derived from The Apache Software License, Version 1.1

 Copyright (c) 1998-2003 Nate Sammons.  All rights reserved.

 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 are met:

 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    distribution.

 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,
    if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
       "This product includes software developed for the
        Protomatter Software Project
        (http://protomatter.sourceforge.net/)."
    Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, 
    if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.

 4. The names "Protomatter" and "Protomatter Software Project" must
    not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
    software without prior written permission. For written
    permission, please contact support@protomatter.com.

 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Protomatter", 
    nor may "Protomatter" appear in their name, without prior written
    permission of the Protomatter Software Project
    (support@protomatter.com).

 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
 OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PROTOMATTER SOFTWARE PROJECT OR
 ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
 USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
 OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
 OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 SUCH DAMAGE.

If you have any questions about licensing, please don't
hesitate to send email to support@protomatter.com.

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I use this software in commercial applications?
Yes.

Do I have to redistribute source with commercial applications?
No.

Can I redistribute source with commercial applications?
Of course.

What else do I have to do when using this software in commercial applications?
Somewhere, in some file or document, you need to say something to the effect of "This product includes software developed for The Protomatter Software Project (http://protomatter.sourceforge.net)". It doesn't need to be prominent, etc, but this is a requirement of any Apache-related libraries, too. You can bury it in documentation or some README file or whatever. And that's it.

Note that by simply including the runtime jar file in your distribution, you are in compliance with every requirement of this license. That jar file includes the license.txt file, which is placed in the "com/protomatter" directory.

Can I redistribute a modified version of this software, in binary form, with commercial applications?
Yes. As long as the license.txt file appears somewhere (see previous point). Though, for obvious reasons, you may experience upgrade problems later, but there's no problem with doing it.

If I redistribute a modified version of this software with a commercial application, do I have to include source?
No. As long as the license.txt file appears somewhere (see previous point). Though, for obvious reasons, you may experience upgrade problems later, but there's no problem with doing it.