EPICS Open License Terms

The following is the text of the EPICS Open software license agreement
which now applies to EPICS Base and many of the unbundled EPICS extensions
and support modules.

Copyright © <YEAR> <HOLDERS>. All rights reserved.

<PRODUCT> is distributed subject to the following license conditions:

SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

Software: <PRODUCT>

1.  The "Software", below, refers to <PRODUCT> (in either source code, or
binary form and accompanying documentation). Each licensee is addressed as
"you" or "Licensee."

2.  The copyright holders shown above and their third-party licensors
hereby grant Licensee a royalty-free nonexclusive license, subject to the
limitations stated herein and U.S. Government license rights.

3.  You may modify and make a copy or copies of the Software for use within
your organization, if you meet the following conditions:

a.  Copies in source code must include the copyright notice and this
Software License Agreement.

b.  Copies in binary form must include the copyright notice and this
Software License Agreement in the documentation and/or other materials
provided with the copy.

4.  You may modify a copy or copies of the Software or any portion of it,
thus forming a work based on the Software, and distribute copies of such
work outside your organization, if you meet all of the following
conditions:

a.  Copies in source code must include the copyright notice and this
Software License Agreement;

b.  Copies in binary form must include the copyright notice and this
Software License Agreement in the documentation and/or other materials
provided with the copy;

c.  Modified copies and works based on the Software must carry prominent
notices stating that you changed specified portions of the Software.

5.  Portions of the Software resulted from work developed under a U.S.
Government contract and are subject to the following license: the
Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a paid-up,
nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in this computer software to
reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly and display
publicly.

6.  WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. THE SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND. THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, THE UNITED
STATES, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES: (1)
DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, (2) DO NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY
OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THE
SOFTWARE, (3) DO NOT REPTHAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE WOULD NOT INFRINGE
PRIVATELY OWNED RIGHTS, (4) DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL FUNCTION
UNINTERRUPTED, THAT IT IS ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED.

7.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, THEIR
THIRD PARTY LICENSORS, THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY, OR THEIR EMPLOYEES: BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ANY
OF SAID PARTIES HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES.


