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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Jorg Janke </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 09:34 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: 'license-approval@opensource.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Compiere Open Source License Approval</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dear Sirs,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Please approve the attached Compiere Open Source License draft and/or suggest changes. Please feel free to post the license suggestion and reference my name,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>You can also find the license via </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.compiere.org/license.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org/license.html</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>or as text file</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.compiere.org/license.txt" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org/license.txt</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jorg Janke</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.accorto.com Smart Business Management Solutions</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Compiere Open Source License</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Version 1.0 - 12/05/200 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Current version available via <A HREF="http://www.compiere.org/license.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org/license.html</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Compiere Open Source License applies to all programs, updates and maintenance releases of the software ("Compiere Products") available from compiere.org as well as derived products ("Compiere Extensions"). Compiere Products and Extensions may be marked as "OSI Certified Open Source Software". Any Compiere Product and Extension licensed pursuant to this license is a "Licensed Product". Licensed Products in its entirety, is protected by U.S. and international copyright law. This License identified the terms under which you may use, copy, distribute, modify and extend Licensed Products.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Grant of License</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>----------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The licensors of the Compiere Products are Accorto, Inc. as the Contributor of the original program, and other Contributors for changes or additions to the program. The "Contributors" grant you a world wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license subject to third party intellectual propriety claims, to do the following:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Use, reproduce, modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute License Product in its entirety in both source code or as an executable program. Deleting from the substance or structure of Licensed Products or disabling or hiding of functionality requires explicit permission by the Contributors.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Create derivative works (Compiere Extensions) of Licensed Products by modifying, adding and extending Licensed Products. Replacing existing functionality requires explicit permission by the Contributors.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you redistribute Compiere Products you may charge a fee for providing media, services, support, or warranty, or for accepting indemnity or liability obligations to your customers. You cannot charge for the Compiere Products.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>"You", or "you", or "Licensor" throughout this license, means an individual or legal entity exercising rights under, and complying with all the terms of this License or a future version of this license.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Third Party Licenses</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>--------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>As the Compiere Product requires third party software to use and operate, you need to license these products separately.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Product Extensions</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>You may modify and extend Compiere Products by means of adding program functionality, translation, documentation or by other means. You can charge a fee for your Extensions.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Compiere Extensions must include the "Compiere" or "Powered by Compiere" in product name and distribute the Compiere Open Source License.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Disclaimer of Warranty</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>----------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Compiere Products and Compiere Extensions are provided under this license on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties that the Licensed Product is free of defects, merchantable, fit for a particular purpose or non-infringing. The entire risk as to the quality and performance product is with you. Should Licensed Product prove defective in any respect, you (and not the Licensor or Contributors) assume the cost of any necessary servicing, repair and correction.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of this license. No use of Licensed Product is authorized hereunder except under this disclaimer.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Limitation of Liability</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>-----------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall you (the licensor), any contributor, or any distributor of Licensed Product, or any supplier 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 data or goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other damages or losses, even if such party shall have been informed of the responsibility of such damages.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>If your jusistrictions does not allow the limitation of liability as noted, you cannot use the Licensed Product.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Commercial distribution</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>-----------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the like. While this License is intended to facilitate the commercial use, the distributor must not create potential liability for Contributors and must defend and indemnify every Contributor against any losses, damages and costs arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Distributor responsibilities</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If you distribute Compiere Products or make them available, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>- you must not change or remove copyright and trademark references</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>- you must have "Compiere" or "Powered by Compiere" in the product name</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>- you must indicate the changes made compared to the original version and provide a links to <A HREF="http://www.compiere.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>- you must provide the entire product (as in the original Compiere distribution) and not hide or disable functionality - but you may modify the product</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>- you must include this license</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment: "Powered by Compiere" and a link to <A HREF="http://www.compiere.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org</A>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Versions of this License</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>------------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The licensor may publish a revised or new version of this license. Once a Licensed Product has been published under a particular version, you may continue to use it under the terms of that version. In case you upgrade to a newer product version, you have to comply with the current version of this license.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Inability to Comply</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If it is impossible for you to comply with any of the terms of this license you must comply with the terms of this License to the maximum extend possible and inform the Contributors (<A HREF="http://www.compiere.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.compiere.org</A>) and Accorto, Inc. (<A HREF="http://www.accorto.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.accorto.com</A>) with details.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>License Termination</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If you assert any patent claims against the Contributors relating to the Compiere Products, or if you breach any terms of this license, your rights to the Licensed Products automatically terminate.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Miscellaneous</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extend necessary to make it enforceable.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>This license shall be governed by Connecticut Law provisions. You (the licensor) expressly waive any rights to a jury trail in any litigation concerning Licensed Product or this License.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Acknowledgment</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>This product includes software developed by the Java Apache Project. <A HREF="http://java.apache.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://java.apache.org/</A></FONT>
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