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- CeCILL FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
- Version 2.1 dated 2013-06-21
- Notice
- This Agreement is a Free Software license agreement that is the result
- of discussions between its authors in order to ensure compliance with
- the two main principles guiding its drafting:
- * firstly, compliance with the principles governing the distribution
- of Free Software: access to source code, broad rights granted to users,
- * secondly, the election of a governing law, French law, with which it
- is conformant, both as regards the law of torts and intellectual
- property law, and the protection that it offers to both authors and
- holders of the economic rights over software.
- The authors of the CeCILL (for Ce[a] C[nrs] I[nria] L[ogiciel] L[ibre])
- license are:
- Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - CEA, a
- public scientific, technical and industrial research establishment,
- having its principal place of business at 25 rue Leblanc, immeuble Le
- Ponant D, 75015 Paris, France.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a public scientific
- and technological establishment, having its principal place of business
- at 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris cedex 16, France.
- Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique -
- Inria, a public scientific and technological establishment, having its
- principal place of business at Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, BP
- 105, 78153 Le Chesnay cedex, France.
- Preamble
- The purpose of this Free Software license agreement is to grant users
- the right to modify and redistribute the software governed by this
- license within the framework of an open source distribution model.
- The exercising of this right is conditional upon certain obligations for
- users so as to preserve this status for all subsequent redistributions.
- In consideration of access to the source code and the rights to copy,
- modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only
- with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the
- economic rights, and the successive licensors only have limited liability.
- In this respect, the risks associated with loading, using, modifying
- and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user are brought to
- the user's attention, given its Free Software status, which may make it
- complicated to use, with the result that its use is reserved for
- developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer
- knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the
- suitability of the software as regards their requirements in conditions
- enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and,
- more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions of
- security. This Agreement may be freely reproduced and published,
- provided it is not altered, and that no provisions are either added or
- removed herefrom.
- This Agreement may apply to any or all software for which the holder of
- the economic rights decides to submit the use thereof to its provisions.
- Frequently asked questions can be found on the official website of the
- CeCILL licenses family (http://www.cecill.info/index.en.html) for any
- necessary clarification.
- Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
- For the purpose of this Agreement, when the following expressions
- commence with a capital letter, they shall have the following meaning:
- Agreement: means this license agreement, and its possible subsequent
- versions and annexes.
- Software: means the software in its Object Code and/or Source Code form
- and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when the Licensee
- accepts the Agreement.
- Initial Software: means the Software in its Source Code and possibly its
- Object Code form and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when
- it is first distributed under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
- Modified Software: means the Software modified by at least one
- Contribution.
- Source Code: means all the Software's instructions and program lines to
- which access is required so as to modify the Software.
- Object Code: means the binary files originating from the compilation of
- the Source Code.
- Holder: means the holder(s) of the economic rights over the Initial
- Software.
- Licensee: means the Software user(s) having accepted the Agreement.
- Contributor: means a Licensee having made at least one Contribution.
- Licensor: means the Holder, or any other individual or legal entity, who
- distributes the Software under the Agreement.
- Contribution: means any or all modifications, corrections, translations,
- adaptations and/or new functions integrated into the Software by any or
- all Contributors, as well as any or all Internal Modules.
- Module: means a set of sources files including their documentation that
- enables supplementary functions or services in addition to those offered
- by the Software.
- External Module: means any or all Modules, not derived from the
- Software, so that this Module and the Software run in separate address
- spaces, with one calling the other when they are run.
- Internal Module: means any or all Module, connected to the Software so
- that they both execute in the same address space.
- GNU GPL: means the GNU General Public License version 2 or any
- subsequent version, as published by the Free Software Foundation Inc.
- GNU Affero GPL: means the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or
- any subsequent version, as published by the Free Software Foundation Inc.
- EUPL: means the European Union Public License version 1.1 or any
- subsequent version, as published by the European Commission.
- Parties: mean both the Licensee and the Licensor.
- These expressions may be used both in singular and plural form.
- Article 2 - PURPOSE
- The purpose of the Agreement is the grant by the Licensor to the
- Licensee of a non-exclusive, transferable and worldwide license for the
- Software as set forth in Article 5 <#scope> hereinafter for the whole
- term of the protection granted by the rights over said Software.
- Article 3 - ACCEPTANCE
- 3.1 The Licensee shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and
- conditions of this Agreement upon the occurrence of the first of the
- following events:
- * (i) loading the Software by any or all means, notably, by
- downloading from a remote server, or by loading from a physical medium;
- * (ii) the first time the Licensee exercises any of the rights granted
- hereunder.
- 3.2 One copy of the Agreement, containing a notice relating to the
- characteristics of the Software, to the limited warranty, and to the
- fact that its use is restricted to experienced users has been provided
- to the Licensee prior to its acceptance as set forth in Article 3.1
- <#accepting> hereinabove, and the Licensee hereby acknowledges that it
- has read and understood it.
- Article 4 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
- 4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE
- The Agreement shall become effective on the date when it is accepted by
- the Licensee as set forth in Article 3.1 <#accepting>.
- 4.2 TERM
- The Agreement shall remain in force for the entire legal term of
- protection of the economic rights over the Software.
- Article 5 - SCOPE OF RIGHTS GRANTED
- The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, who accepts, the following
- rights over the Software for any or all use, and for the term of the
- Agreement, on the basis of the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter.
- Besides, if the Licensor owns or comes to own one or more patents
- protecting all or part of the functions of the Software or of its
- components, the Licensor undertakes not to enforce the rights granted by
- these patents against successive Licensees using, exploiting or
- modifying the Software. If these patents are transferred, the Licensor
- undertakes to have the transferees subscribe to the obligations set
- forth in this paragraph.
- 5.1 RIGHT OF USE
- The Licensee is authorized to use the Software, without any limitation
- as to its fields of application, with it being hereinafter specified
- that this comprises:
- 1. permanent or temporary reproduction of all or part of the Software
- by any or all means and in any or all form.
- 2. loading, displaying, running, or storing the Software on any or all
- medium.
- 3. entitlement to observe, study or test its operation so as to
- determine the ideas and principles behind any or all constituent
- elements of said Software. This shall apply when the Licensee
- carries out any or all loading, displaying, running, transmission or
- storage operation as regards the Software, that it is entitled to
- carry out hereunder.
- 5.2 ENTITLEMENT TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS
- The right to make Contributions includes the right to translate, adapt,
- arrange, or make any or all modifications to the Software, and the right
- to reproduce the resulting software.
- The Licensee is authorized to make any or all Contributions to the
- Software provided that it includes an explicit notice that it is the
- author of said Contribution and indicates the date of the creation thereof.
- 5.3 RIGHT OF DISTRIBUTION
- In particular, the right of distribution includes the right to publish,
- transmit and communicate the Software to the general public on any or
- all medium, and by any or all means, and the right to market, either in
- consideration of a fee, or free of charge, one or more copies of the
- Software by any means.
- The Licensee is further authorized to distribute copies of the modified
- or unmodified Software to third parties according to the terms and
- conditions set forth hereinafter.
- 5.3.1 DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE WITHOUT MODIFICATION
- The Licensee is authorized to distribute true copies of the Software in
- Source Code or Object Code form, provided that said distribution
- complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
- 1. a copy of the Agreement,
- 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty
- and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
- and that, in the event that only the Object Code of the Software is
- redistributed, the Licensee allows effective access to the full Source
- Code of the Software for a period of at least three years from the
- distribution of the Software, it being understood that the additional
- acquisition cost of the Source Code shall not exceed the cost of the
- data transfer.
- 5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED SOFTWARE
- When the Licensee makes a Contribution to the Software, the terms and
- conditions for the distribution of the resulting Modified Software
- become subject to all the provisions of this Agreement.
- The Licensee is authorized to distribute the Modified Software, in
- source code or object code form, provided that said distribution
- complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
- 1. a copy of the Agreement,
- 2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's warranty
- and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
- and, in the event that only the object code of the Modified Software is
- redistributed,
- 3. a note stating the conditions of effective access to the full source
- code of the Modified Software for a period of at least three years
- from the distribution of the Modified Software, it being understood
- that the additional acquisition cost of the source code shall not
- exceed the cost of the data transfer.
- 5.3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF EXTERNAL MODULES
- When the Licensee has developed an External Module, the terms and
- conditions of this Agreement do not apply to said External Module, that
- may be distributed under a separate license agreement.
- 5.3.4 COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER LICENSES
- The Licensee can include a code that is subject to the provisions of one
- of the versions of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL in the
- Modified or unmodified Software, and distribute that entire code under
- the terms of the same version of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL.
- The Licensee can include the Modified or unmodified Software in a code
- that is subject to the provisions of one of the versions of the GNU GPL,
- GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL and distribute that entire code under the
- terms of the same version of the GNU GPL, GNU Affero GPL and/or EUPL.
- Article 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- 6.1 OVER THE INITIAL SOFTWARE
- The Holder owns the economic rights over the Initial Software. Any or
- all use of the Initial Software is subject to compliance with the terms
- and conditions under which the Holder has elected to distribute its work
- and no one shall be entitled to modify the terms and conditions for the
- distribution of said Initial Software.
- The Holder undertakes that the Initial Software will remain ruled at
- least by this Agreement, for the duration set forth in Article 4.2 <#term>.
- 6.2 OVER THE CONTRIBUTIONS
- The Licensee who develops a Contribution is the owner of the
- intellectual property rights over this Contribution as defined by
- applicable law.
- 6.3 OVER THE EXTERNAL MODULES
- The Licensee who develops an External Module is the owner of the
- intellectual property rights over this External Module as defined by
- applicable law and is free to choose the type of agreement that shall
- govern its distribution.
- 6.4 JOINT PROVISIONS
- The Licensee expressly undertakes:
- 1. not to remove, or modify, in any manner, the intellectual property
- notices attached to the Software;
- 2. to reproduce said notices, in an identical manner, in the copies of
- the Software modified or not.
- The Licensee undertakes not to directly or indirectly infringe the
- intellectual property rights on the Software of the Holder and/or
- Contributors, and to take, where applicable, vis-à-vis its staff, any
- and all measures required to ensure respect of said intellectual
- property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors.
- Article 7 - RELATED SERVICES
- 7.1 Under no circumstances shall the Agreement oblige the Licensor to
- provide technical assistance or maintenance services for the Software.
- However, the Licensor is entitled to offer this type of services. The
- terms and conditions of such technical assistance, and/or such
- maintenance, shall be set forth in a separate instrument. Only the
- Licensor offering said maintenance and/or technical assistance services
- shall incur liability therefor.
- 7.2 Similarly, any Licensor is entitled to offer to its licensees, under
- its sole responsibility, a warranty, that shall only be binding upon
- itself, for the redistribution of the Software and/or the Modified
- Software, under terms and conditions that it is free to decide. Said
- warranty, and the financial terms and conditions of its application,
- shall be subject of a separate instrument executed between the Licensor
- and the Licensee.
- Article 8 - LIABILITY
- 8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be
- entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered
- from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant
- Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof.
- 8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under
- this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular:
- (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its
- obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the
- Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more
- generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly
- agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data,
- loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders,
- opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all
- legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party,
- shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to
- any or all compensation from the Licensor.
- Article 9 - WARRANTY
- 9.1 The Licensee acknowledges that the scientific and technical
- state-of-the-art when the Software was distributed did not enable all
- possible uses to be tested and verified, nor for the presence of
- possible defects to be detected. In this respect, the Licensee's
- attention has been drawn to the risks associated with loading, using,
- modifying and/or developing and reproducing the Software which are
- reserved for experienced users.
- The Licensee shall be responsible for verifying, by any or all means,
- the suitability of the product for its requirements, its good working
- order, and for ensuring that it shall not cause damage to either persons
- or properties.
- 9.2 The Licensor hereby represents, in good faith, that it is entitled
- to grant all the rights over the Software (including in particular the
- rights set forth in Article 5 <#scope>).
- 9.3 The Licensee acknowledges that the Software is supplied "as is" by
- the Licensor without any other express or tacit warranty, other than
- that provided for in Article 9.2 <#good-faith> and, in particular,
- without any warranty as to its commercial value, its secured, safe,
- innovative or relevant nature.
- Specifically, the Licensor does not warrant that the Software is free
- from any error, that it will operate without interruption, that it will
- be compatible with the Licensee's own equipment and software
- configuration, nor that it will meet the Licensee's requirements.
- 9.4 The Licensor does not either expressly or tacitly warrant that the
- Software does not infringe any third party intellectual property right
- relating to a patent, software or any other property right. Therefore,
- the Licensor disclaims any and all liability towards the Licensee
- arising out of any or all proceedings for infringement that may be
- instituted in respect of the use, modification and redistribution of the
- Software. Nevertheless, should such proceedings be instituted against
- the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide it with technical and legal
- expertise for its defense. Such technical and legal expertise shall be
- decided on a case-by-case basis between the relevant Licensor and the
- Licensee pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. The Licensor
- disclaims any and all liability as regards the Licensee's use of the
- name of the Software. No warranty is given as regards the existence of
- prior rights over the name of the Software or as regards the existence
- of a trademark.
- Article 10 - TERMINATION
- 10.1 In the event of a breach by the Licensee of its obligations
- hereunder, the Licensor may automatically terminate this Agreement
- thirty (30) days after notice has been sent to the Licensee and has
- remained ineffective.
- 10.2 A Licensee whose Agreement is terminated shall no longer be
- authorized to use, modify or distribute the Software. However, any
- licenses that it may have granted prior to termination of the Agreement
- shall remain valid subject to their having been granted in compliance
- with the terms and conditions hereof.
- Article 11 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 11.1 EXCUSABLE EVENTS
- Neither Party shall be liable for any or all delay, or failure to
- perform the Agreement, that may be attributable to an event of force
- majeure, an act of God or an outside cause, such as defective
- functioning or interruptions of the electricity or telecommunications
- networks, network paralysis following a virus attack, intervention by
- government authorities, natural disasters, water damage, earthquakes,
- fire, explosions, strikes and labor unrest, war, etc.
- 11.2 Any failure by either Party, on one or more occasions, to invoke
- one or more of the provisions hereof, shall under no circumstances be
- interpreted as being a waiver by the interested Party of its right to
- invoke said provision(s) subsequently.
- 11.3 The Agreement cancels and replaces any or all previous agreements,
- whether written or oral, between the Parties and having the same
- purpose, and constitutes the entirety of the agreement between said
- Parties concerning said purpose. No supplement or modification to the
- terms and conditions hereof shall be effective as between the Parties
- unless it is made in writing and signed by their duly authorized
- representatives.
- 11.4 In the event that one or more of the provisions hereof were to
- conflict with a current or future applicable act or legislative text,
- said act or legislative text shall prevail, and the Parties shall make
- the necessary amendments so as to comply with said act or legislative
- text. All other provisions shall remain effective. Similarly, invalidity
- of a provision of the Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, shall not
- cause the Agreement as a whole to be invalid.
- 11.5 LANGUAGE
- The Agreement is drafted in both French and English and both versions
- are deemed authentic.
- Article 12 - NEW VERSIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
- 12.1 Any person is authorized to duplicate and distribute copies of this
- Agreement.
- 12.2 So as to ensure coherence, the wording of this Agreement is
- protected and may only be modified by the authors of the License, who
- reserve the right to periodically publish updates or new versions of the
- Agreement, each with a separate number. These subsequent versions may
- address new issues encountered by Free Software.
- 12.3 Any Software distributed under a given version of the Agreement may
- only be subsequently distributed under the same version of the Agreement
- or a subsequent version, subject to the provisions of Article 5.3.4
- <#compatibility>.
- Article 13 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
- 13.1 The Agreement is governed by French law. The Parties agree to
- endeavor to seek an amicable solution to any disagreements or disputes
- that may arise during the performance of the Agreement.
- 13.2 Failing an amicable solution within two (2) months as from their
- occurrence, and unless emergency proceedings are necessary, the
- disagreements or disputes shall be referred to the Paris Courts having
- jurisdiction, by the more diligent Party.
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