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diff --git a/community/povray/LICENSE b/community/povray/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8a22b9e7e --- /dev/null +++ b/community/povray/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,237 @@ + POV-Ray Licence Agreement + GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT + FOR PERSONAL USE + Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer (POV-Ray) + Version 3.6 License and Terms & Conditions of Use + version of 1 February 2005 + (also known as POVLEGAL.DOC) + +Please read through the terms and conditions of this license carefully. This +license is a binding legal agreement between you, the 'User' (an individual +or single entity) and Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. ACN 105 891 +870 (herein also referred to as the "Company"), a company incorporated in the +state of Victoria, Australia, for the product known as the "Persistence of +Vision Ray Tracer", also referred to herein as 'POV-Ray'. + +YOUR ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND NO +LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY PROVISIONS. TO USE THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION RAY +TRACER ("POV-RAY") YOU MUST AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET +OUT IN THIS DOCUMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF +USE OF POV-RAY SET OUT IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, OR IF SUCH TERMS AND +CONDITIONS ARE NOT BINDING ON YOU IN YOUR JURISDICTION, THEN YOU MAY NOT USE +POV-RAY IN ANY MANNER. THIS GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT MUST ACCOMPANY ALL +POV-RAY FILES WHETHER IN THEIR OFFICIAL OR CUSTOM VERSION FORM. IT MAY NOT BE +REMOVED OR MODIFIED. THIS GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT GOVERNS THE USE OF +POV-RAY WORLDWIDE. THIS DOCUMENT SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ALL PREVIOUS GENERAL +LICENSES. + +INTRODUCTION + +This document pertains to the use of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer +(also known as POV-Ray). It applies to all POV-Ray program source files, +executable (binary) files, scene files, documentation files, help files, +bitmaps and other POV-Ray files contained in official Company archives, +whether in full or any part thereof, and are herein referred to as the +"Software". The Company reserves the right to revise these rules in future +versions and to make additional rules to address new circumstances at any +time. Such rules, when made, will be posted in a revised license file, the +latest version of which is available from the Company website at +http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html. + +USAGE PROVISIONS + +Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, permission is granted +to the User to use the Software and its associated files to create and render +images. The creator of a scene file retains all rights to any scene files +they create, and any images generated by the Software from them. Subject to +the other terms of this license, the User is permitted to use the Software in +a profit-making enterprise, provided such profit arises primarily from use of +the Software and not from distribution of the Software or a work including +the Software in whole or part. + +Please refer to http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html for licenses covering +distribution of the Software and works including the Software. + +The User is also granted the right to use the scene files, fonts, bitmaps, +and include files distributed in the INCLUDE and SCENES\INCDEMO sub- +directories of the Software in their own scenes. Such permission does not +extend to any other files in the SCENES directory or its sub-directories. The +SCENES files are for the User's enjoyment and education but may not be the +basis of any derivative works unless the file in question explicitly grants +permission to do such. + +This licence does not grant any right of re-distribution or use in any manner +other than the above. The Company has separate license documents that apply +to other uses (such as re-distribution via the internet or on CD) ; please +visit http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html for links to these. In particular +you are advised that the sale, lease, or rental of the Software in any form +without written authority from the Company is explicitly prohibited. + +Notwithstanding anything in the the balance of this licence agreement, +nothing in this licence agreement permits the installation or use of the +Software in conjunction with any product (including software) produced +or distributed by any party who is, or has been, in violation of this +licence agreement or of the distribution licence + (http://www.povray.org/distribution-license.html) +(or any earlier or later versions of those documents) unless: + + a. the Company has explicitly released that party in writing from the + consequences of their non compliance; or + b. both of the following are true: + i. the installation or use of the Software is without the User + being aware of the abovementioned violation; and + ii. the installation or use of the Software is not a result (whether + direct or indirect) of any request or action of the abovementioned + party (or any of its products), any agent of that party (or any of + their products), or any person(s) involved in supplying any such + product to the User. + +COPYRIGHT + +Copyright © 1991-2003, Persistence of Vision Team. +Copyright © 2003-2004, Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. +Windows version Copyright © 1996-2003, Christopher Cason. + +Copyright subsists in this Software which is protected by Australian and +international copyright laws. The Software is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN. + +Nothing in this agreement shall give you any rights in respect of the +intellectual property of the Company and you acknowledge that you do not +acquire any rights in respect of such intellectual property rights. You +acknowledge that the Software is the valuable intellectual property of the +Company and that if you use, modify or distribute the Software for +unauthorized purposes or in an unauthorized manner (or cause or allow the +forgoing to occur), you will be liable to the Company for any damages it may +suffer (and which you acknowledge it may suffer) as well as statutory damages +to the maximum extent permitted by law and also that you may be liable to +criminal prosecution. You indemnify the Company and the authors of the +Software for every single consequence flowing from the aforementioned events. + +DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY + +This Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, +express or implied, including without limitation, any implied warranties of +merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of +intellectual property of any third party. This Software has inherent +limitations including design faults and programming bugs. The entire risk as +to the quality and performance of the Software is borne by you, and it is +your responsibility to ensure that it does what you require it to do prior to +using it for any purpose (other than testing it), and prior to distributing +it in any fashion. Should the Software prove defective, you agree that you +alone assume the entire cost resulting in any way from such defect. + +This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential and material term of +this agreement. If you do not or cannot accept this, or if it is +unenforceable in your jurisdiction, then you may not use the Software in any +manner. + +NO LIABILITY + +When you use the Software you acknowledge and accept that you do so at your +sole risk. You agree that under no circumstances shall you have any claim +against the Company or anyone associated directly or indirectly with the +Company whether as employee, subcontractor, agent, representative, +consultant, licensee or otherwise ("Company Associates") for any loss, +damages, harm, injury, expense, work stoppage, loss of business information, +business interruption, computer failure or malfunction which may be suffered +by you or by any third party from any cause whatsoever, howsoever arising, in +connection with your use or distribution of the Software even where the +Company were aware, or ought to have been aware, of the potential of such +loss. Damages referred to above shall include direct, indirect, general, +special, incidental, punitive and/or consequential. + +This disclaimer of liability constitutes an essential and material term of +this agreement. If you do not or cannot accept this, or if it is +unenforceable in your jurisdiction, then you may not use the Software. + +INDEMNITY + +You indemnify the Company and Company Associates and hold them harmless +against any claims which may arise from any loss, damages, harm, injury, +expense, work stoppage, loss of business information, business interruption, +computer failure or malfunction, which may be suffered by you or any other +party whatsoever as a consequence of any act or omission of the Company +and/or Company Associates, whether negligent or not, arising out of your use +and/or distribution of the Software, or from any other cause whatsoever, +howsoever arising, in connection with the Software. These provisions are +binding on your estate, heirs, executors, legal successors, administrators, +parents and/or guardians. + +This indemnification constitutes an essential and material term of this +agreement. If you do not or cannot accept this, or if it is unenforceable in +your jurisdiction, then you may not use the Software. + +HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES + +This Software and the output produced by this Software is not fault-tolerant +and is not designed, manufactured or intended for use as on-line control +equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, in which +the failure of the Software could lead or directly or indirectly to death, +personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage ("High Risk +Activities"). The Company specifically disclaims any express or implied +warranty of fitness for High Risk Activities and explicitly prohibits the use +of the Software for such purposes. + +CRYPTOGRAPHIC SIGNING OF DOCUMENTS + +Changes to this Agreement and documents issued under its authority may be +cryptographically signed by the POV-Ray Team Co-ordinator's private PGP key. +In the absence of evidence to the contrary, such documents shall be considered, +under the terms of this Agreement, to be authentic provided the signature is +valid. The master copy of this Agreement at http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html +will also be signed by the current version of the team-coordinator's key. + +The public key for the POV-Ray Team-coordinator can be retrieved from the +location https://secure.povray.org/keys/. The current fingerprint for it is +B4DD 932A C080 C3A3 6EA2 9952 DB04 4A74 9901 4518. + +MISCELLANEOUS + +This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement concerning this license. +Any changes to this agreement must be in writing and may take the form of +notifications by the Company to you, or through posting notifications on the +Company website. THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY IS +EXPRESSLY MADE CONDITIONAL ON THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN. + +Except where explicitly stated otherwise herein, if any provision of this +Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or +unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of +this agreement, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or +unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect. In such cases you +agree to attempt to substitute for each invalid or unenforceable provision a +valid or enforceable provision which achieves to the greatest extent +possible, the objectives and intention of the invalid or unenforceable +provision. The validity and interpretation of this agreement will be governed +by the laws of Australia in the state of Victoria (except for conflict of law +provisions). + +CONTACT INFORMATION + +License inquiries can be made via email; please use the following address +(but see below prior to emailing) : + + team-coord-[three-letter month]-[four-digit year]@povray.org + +for example, team-coord-jun-2004@povray.org should be used if at the time you +send the email it is the month of June 2004. The changing email addresses are +necessary to combat spam and email viruses. Old email addresses may be deleted +at our discretion. + +Note that the above address may change for reasons other than that given above; +please check the version of this document at http://www.povray.org/povlegal.html +for the current address. Note that your inability or failure to contact us +for any reason is not an excuse for violating this licence. + +Do NOT send any attachments of any sort other than by prior arrangement. +EMAIL MESSAGES INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD. + +The following postal address is only for official license business. Please +note that it is preferred that initial queries about licensing be made via +email ; postal mail should only be used when email is not possible, or when +written documents are being exchanged by prior arrangement. + + Persistence of Vision Raytracer Pty. Ltd. + PO Box 407 + Williamstown, + Victoria 3016 + Australia |