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This Academic Free License (the "License") applies to any original work of 
authorship (the "Original Work") whose owner (the "Licensor") has placed the 
following licensing notice adjacent to the copyright notice for the Original 
Work:

Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0

1) Grant of Copyright License. Licensor grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, 
non-exclusive, sublicensable license, for the duration of the copyright, to do 
the following:

a) to reproduce the Original Work in copies, either alone or as part of a 
collective work;

b) to translate, adapt, alter, transform, modify, or arrange the Original Work, 
thereby creating derivative works ("Derivative Works") based upon the Original 
Work;

c) to distribute or communicate copies of the Original Work and Derivative Works 
to the public, under any license of your choice that does not contradict the 
terms and conditions, including Licensor's reserved rights and remedies, in this 
Academic Free License;

d) to perform the Original Work publicly; and

e) to display the Original Work publicly.

2) Grant of Patent License. Licensor grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, 
non-exclusive, sublicensable license, under patent claims owned or controlled by 
the Licensor that are embodied in the Original Work as furnished by the 
Licensor, for the duration of the patents, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, 
have made, and import the Original Work and Derivative Works.

3) Grant of Source Code License. The term "Source Code" means the preferred form 
of the Original Work for making modifications to it and all available 
documentation describing how to modify the Original Work. Licensor agrees to 
provide a machine-readable copy of the Source Code of the Original Work along 
with each copy of the Original Work that Licensor distributes. Licensor reserves 
the right to satisfy this obligation by placing a machine-readable copy of the 
Source Code in an information repository reasonably calculated to permit 
inexpensive and convenient access by You for as long as Licensor continues to 
distribute the Original Work.

4) Exclusions From License Grant. Neither the names of Licensor, nor the names 
of any contributors to the Original Work, nor any of their trademarks or service 
marks, may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Original 
Work without express prior permission of the Licensor. Except as expressly 
stated herein, nothing in this License grants any license to Licensor's 
trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets or any other intellectual 
property. No patent license is granted to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have 
made, or import embodiments of any patent claims other than the licensed claims 
defined in Section 2. No license is granted to the trademarks of Licensor even 
if such marks are included in the Original Work. Nothing in this License shall 
be interpreted to prohibit Licensor from licensing under terms different from 
this License any Original Work that Licensor otherwise would have a right to 
license.

5) External Deployment. The term "External Deployment" means the use, 
distribution, or communication of the Original Work or Derivative Works in any 
way such that the Original Work or Derivative Works may be used by anyone other 
than You, whether those works are distributed or communicated to those persons 
or made available as an application intended for use over a network. As an 
express condition for the grants of license hereunder, You must treat any 
External Deployment by You of the Original Work or a Derivative Work as a 
distribution under section 1(c).

6) Attribution Rights. You must retain, in the Source Code of any Derivative 
Works that You create, all copyright, patent, or trademark notices from the 
Source Code of the Original Work, as well as any notices of licensing and any 
descriptive text identified therein as an "Attribution Notice." You must cause 
the Source Code for any Derivative Works that You create to carry a prominent 
Attribution Notice reasonably calculated to inform recipients that You have 
modified the Original Work.

7) Warranty of Provenance and Disclaimer of Warranty. Licensor warrants that the 
copyright in and to the Original Work and the patent rights granted herein by 
Licensor are owned by the Licensor or are sublicensed to You under the terms of 
this License with the permission of the contributor(s) of those copyrights and 
patent rights. Except as expressly stated in the immediately preceding sentence, 
the Original Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and WITHOUT 
WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the 
warranties of non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular 
purpose. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL WORK IS WITH YOU. 
This DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY constitutes an essential part of this License. No 
license to the Original Work is granted by this License except under this 
disclaimer.

8) Limitation of Liability. Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, 
whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall the 
Licensor be liable to anyone for any indirect, special, incidental, or 
consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or 
the use of the Original Work including, without limitation, damages for loss of 
goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other 
commercial damages or losses. This limitation of liability shall not apply to 
the extent applicable law prohibits such limitation.

9) Acceptance and Termination. If, at any time, You expressly assented to this 
License, that assent indicates your clear and irrevocable acceptance of this 
License and all of its terms and conditions. If You distribute or communicate 
copies of the Original Work or a Derivative Work, You must make a reasonable 
effort under the circumstances to obtain the express assent of recipients to the 
terms of this License. This License conditions your rights to undertake the 
activities listed in Section 1, including your right to create Derivative Works 
based upon the Original Work, and doing so without honoring these terms and 
conditions is prohibited by copyright law and international treaty. Nothing in 
this License is intended to affect copyright exceptions and limitations 
(including "fair use" or "fair dealing"). This License shall terminate 
immediately and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted to You by 
this License upon your failure to honor the conditions in Section 1(c).

10) Termination for Patent Action. This License shall terminate automatically 
and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted to You by this License 
as of the date You commence an action, including a cross-claim or counterclaim, 
against Licensor or any licensee alleging that the Original Work infringes a 
patent. This termination provision shall not apply for an action alleging patent 
infringement by combinations of the Original Work with other software or 
hardware.

11) Jurisdiction, Venue and Governing Law. Any action or suit relating to this 
License may be brought only in the courts of a jurisdiction wherein the Licensor 
resides or in which Licensor conducts its primary business, and under the laws 
of that jurisdiction excluding its conflict-of-law provisions. The application 
of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of 
Goods is expressly excluded. Any use of the Original Work outside the scope of 
this License or after its termination shall be subject to the requirements and 
penalties of copyright or patent law in the appropriate jurisdiction. This 
section shall survive the termination of this License.

12) Attorneys' Fees. In any action to enforce the terms of this License or 
seeking damages relating thereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to 
recover its costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable 
attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with such action, including any 
appeal of such action. This section shall survive the termination of this 
License.

13) Miscellaneous. 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.

14) Definition of "You" in This License. "You" throughout this License, whether 
in upper or lower case, means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights 
under, and complying with all of the terms of, this License. For legal entities, 
"You" includes any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with you. For purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the 
power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, 
whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or 
more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

15) Right to Use. You may use the Original Work in all ways not otherwise 
restricted or conditioned by this License or by law, and Licensor promises not 
to interfere with or be responsible for such uses by You.

16) Modification of This License. This License is Copyright © 2005 Lawrence 
Rosen. Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or communicate this License 
without modification. Nothing in this License permits You to modify this License 
as applied to the Original Work or to Derivative Works. However, You may modify 
the text of this License and copy, distribute or communicate your modified 
version (the "Modified License") and apply it to other original works of 
authorship subject to the following conditions: (i) You may not indicate in any 
way that your Modified License is the "Academic Free License" or "AFL" and you 
may not use those names in the name of your Modified License; (ii) You must 
replace the notice specified in the first paragraph above with the notice 
"Licensed under <insert your license name here>" or with a notice of your own 
that is not confusingly similar to the notice in this License; and (iii) You may 
not claim that your original works are open source software unless your Modified 
License has been approved by Open Source Initiative (OSI) and You comply with 
its license review and certification process.

Template

This Academic Free License (the "License") applies to any original work of 
authorship (the "Original Work") whose owner (the "Licensor") has placed the 
following licensing notice adjacent to the copyright notice for the Original 
Work:

Licensed under the Academic Free License version 3.0

1) Grant of Copyright License. Licensor grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, 
non-exclusive, sublicensable license, for the duration of the copyright, to do 
the following:

a) to reproduce the Original Work in copies, either alone or as part of a 
collective work;

b) to translate, adapt, alter, transform, modify, or arrange the Original Work, 
thereby creating derivative works ("Derivative Works") based upon the Original 
Work;

c) to distribute or communicate copies of the Original Work and Derivative Works 
to the public, under any license of your choice that does not contradict the 
terms and conditions, including Licensor's reserved rights and remedies, in this 
Academic Free License;

d) to perform the Original Work publicly; and

e) to display the Original Work publicly.

2) Grant of Patent License. Licensor grants You a worldwide, royalty-free, 
non-exclusive, sublicensable license, under patent claims owned or controlled by 
the Licensor that are embodied in the Original Work as furnished by the 
Licensor, for the duration of the patents, to make, use, sell, offer for sale, 
have made, and import the Original Work and Derivative Works.

3) Grant of Source Code License. The term "Source Code" means the preferred form 
of the Original Work for making modifications to it and all available 
documentation describing how to modify the Original Work. Licensor agrees to 
provide a machine-readable copy of the Source Code of the Original Work along 
with each copy of the Original Work that Licensor distributes. Licensor reserves 
the right to satisfy this obligation by placing a machine-readable copy of the 
Source Code in an information repository reasonably calculated to permit 
inexpensive and convenient access by You for as long as Licensor continues to 
distribute the Original Work.

4) Exclusions From License Grant. Neither the names of Licensor, nor the names 
of any contributors to the Original Work, nor any of their trademarks or service 
marks, may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Original 
Work without express prior permission of the Licensor. Except as expressly 
stated herein, nothing in this License grants any license to Licensor's 
trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets or any other intellectual 
property. No patent license is granted to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have 
made, or import embodiments of any patent claims other than the licensed claims 
defined in Section 2. No license is granted to the trademarks of Licensor even 
if such marks are included in the Original Work. Nothing in this License shall 
be interpreted to prohibit Licensor from licensing under terms different from 
this License any Original Work that Licensor otherwise would have a right to 
license.

5) External Deployment. The term "External Deployment" means the use, 
distribution, or communication of the Original Work or Derivative Works in any 
way such that the Original Work or Derivative Works may be used by anyone other 
than You, whether those works are distributed or communicated to those persons 
or made available as an application intended for use over a network. As an 
express condition for the grants of license hereunder, You must treat any 
External Deployment by You of the Original Work or a Derivative Work as a 
distribution under section 1(c).

6) Attribution Rights. You must retain, in the Source Code of any Derivative 
Works that You create, all copyright, patent, or trademark notices from the 
Source Code of the Original Work, as well as any notices of licensing and any 
descriptive text identified therein as an "Attribution Notice." You must cause 
the Source Code for any Derivative Works that You create to carry a prominent 
Attribution Notice reasonably calculated to inform recipients that You have 
modified the Original Work.

7) Warranty of Provenance and Disclaimer of Warranty. Licensor warrants that the 
copyright in and to the Original Work and the patent rights granted herein by 
Licensor are owned by the Licensor or are sublicensed to You under the terms of 
this License with the permission of the contributor(s) of those copyrights and 
patent rights. Except as expressly stated in the immediately preceding sentence, 
the Original Work is provided under this License on an "AS IS" BASIS and WITHOUT 
WARRANTY, either express or implied, including, without limitation, the 
warranties of non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular 
purpose. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE ORIGINAL WORK IS WITH YOU. 
This DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY constitutes an essential part of this License. No 
license to the Original Work is granted by this License except under this 
disclaimer.

8) Limitation of Liability. Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, 
whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall the 
Licensor be liable to anyone for any indirect, special, incidental, or 
consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this License or 
the use of the Original Work including, without limitation, damages for loss of 
goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other 
commercial damages or losses. This limitation of liability shall not apply to 
the extent applicable law prohibits such limitation.

9) Acceptance and Termination. If, at any time, You expressly assented to this 
License, that assent indicates your clear and irrevocable acceptance of this 
License and all of its terms and conditions. If You distribute or communicate 
copies of the Original Work or a Derivative Work, You must make a reasonable 
effort under the circumstances to obtain the express assent of recipients to the 
terms of this License. This License conditions your rights to undertake the 
activities listed in Section 1, including your right to create Derivative Works 
based upon the Original Work, and doing so without honoring these terms and 
conditions is prohibited by copyright law and international treaty. Nothing in 
this License is intended to affect copyright exceptions and limitations 
(including "fair use" or "fair dealing"). This License shall terminate 
immediately and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted to You by 
this License upon your failure to honor the conditions in Section 1(c).

10) Termination for Patent Action. This License shall terminate automatically 
and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted to You by this License 
as of the date You commence an action, including a cross-claim or counterclaim, 
against Licensor or any licensee alleging that the Original Work infringes a 
patent. This termination provision shall not apply for an action alleging patent 
infringement by combinations of the Original Work with other software or 
hardware.

11) Jurisdiction, Venue and Governing Law. Any action or suit relating to this 
License may be brought only in the courts of a jurisdiction wherein the Licensor 
resides or in which Licensor conducts its primary business, and under the laws 
of that jurisdiction excluding its conflict-of-law provisions. The application 
of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of 
Goods is expressly excluded. Any use of the Original Work outside the scope of 
this License or after its termination shall be subject to the requirements and 
penalties of copyright or patent law in the appropriate jurisdiction. This 
section shall survive the termination of this License.

12) Attorneys' Fees. In any action to enforce the terms of this License or 
seeking damages relating thereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to 
recover its costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable 
attorneys' fees and costs incurred in connection with such action, including any 
appeal of such action. This section shall survive the termination of this 
License.

13) Miscellaneous. 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.

14) Definition of "You" in This License. "You" throughout this License, whether 
in upper or lower case, means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights 
under, and complying with all of the terms of, this License. For legal entities, 
"You" includes any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with you. For purposes of this definition, "control" means (i) the 
power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, 
whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty percent (50%) or 
more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial ownership of such entity.

15) Right to Use. You may use the Original Work in all ways not otherwise 
restricted or conditioned by this License or by law, and Licensor promises not 
to interfere with or be responsible for such uses by You.

16) Modification of This License. This License is Copyright © 2005 Lawrence 
Rosen. Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or communicate this License 
without modification. Nothing in this License permits You to modify this License 
as applied to the Original Work or to Derivative Works. However, You may modify 
the text of this License and copy, distribute or communicate your modified 
version (the "Modified License") and apply it to other original works of 
authorship subject to the following conditions: (i) You may not indicate in any 
way that your Modified License is the "Academic Free License" or "AFL" and you 
may not use those names in the name of your Modified License; (ii) You must 
replace the notice specified in the first paragraph above with the notice 
"Licensed under <insert your license name here>" or with a notice of your own 
that is not confusingly similar to the notice in this License; and (iii) You may 
not claim that your original works are open source software unless your Modified 
License has been approved by Open Source Initiative (OSI) and You comply with 
its license review and certification process.