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Artistic License 2.0

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Copyright (c) 2000-2006, The Perl Foundation.

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document,
but changing it is not allowed.

Preamble

This license establishes the terms under which a given free software Package may be copied,
modified, distributed, and/or redistributed. The intent is that the Copyright Holder maintains
some artistic control over the development of that Package while still keeping the Package
available as open source and free software.

You are always permitted to make arrangements wholly outside of this license directly with the
Copyright Holder of a given Package. If the terms of this license do not permit the full use
that you propose to make of the Package, you should contact the Copyright Holder and seek a
different licensing arrangement.

Definitions

"Copyright Holder" means the individual(s) or organization(s) named in the copyright notice
for the entire Package.

"Contributor" means any party that has contributed code or other material to the Package, in
accordance with the Copyright Holder's procedures.

"You" and "your" means any person who would like to copy, distribute, or modify the Package.

"Package" means the collection of files distributed by the Copyright Holder, and derivatives
of that collection and/or of those files. A given Package may consist of either the Standard
Version, or a Modified Version.

"Distribute" means providing a copy of the Package or making it accessible to anyone else, or
in the case of a company or organization, to others outside of your company or organization.

"Distributor Fee" means any fee that you charge for Distributing this Package or providing
support for this Package to another party. It does not mean licensing fees.

"Standard Version" refers to the Package if it has not been modified, or has been modified
only in ways explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

"Modified Version" means the Package, if it has been changed, and such changes were not
explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

"Original License" means this Artistic License as Distributed with the Standard Version of the
Package, in its current version or as it may be modified by The Perl Foundation in the future.

"Source" form means the source code, documentation source, and configuration files for the
Package.

"Compiled" form means the compiled bytecode, object code, binary, or any other form resulting
from mechanical transformation or translation of the Source form.

Permission for Use and Modification Without Distribution

(1) You are permitted to use the Standard Version and create and use Modified Versions for any
    purpose without restriction, provided that you do not Distribute the Modified Version.

Permissions for Redistribution of the Standard Version

(2) You may Distribute verbatim copies of the Source form of the Standard Version of this
    Package in any medium without restriction, either gratis or for a Distributor Fee, provided
    that you duplicate all of the original copyright notices and associated disclaimers. At your
    discretion, such verbatim copies may or may not include a Compiled form of the Package.

(3) You may apply any bug fixes, portability changes, and other modifications made available
    from the Copyright Holder. The resulting Package will still be considered the Standard Version,
    and as such will be subject to the Original License.

Distribution of Modified Versions of the Package as Source

(4) You may Distribute your Modified Version as Source (either gratis or for a Distributor
    Fee, and with or without a Compiled form of the Modified Version) provided that you clearly
    document how it differs from the Standard Version, including, but not limited to, documenting
    any non-standard features, executables, or modules, and provided that you do at least ONE of
    the following:

    (a) make the Modified Version available to the Copyright Holder of the Standard Version, under
        the Original License, so that the Copyright Holder may include your modifications in the
        Standard Version.

    (b) ensure that installation of your Modified Version does not prevent the user installing
        or running the Standard Version. In addition, the Modified Version must bear a name that
        is different from the name of the Standard Version.

    (c) allow anyone who receives a copy of the Modified Version to make the Source form of the
        Modified Version available to others under

       (i)  the Original License or

       (ii) a license that permits the licensee to freely copy, modify and redistribute the
            Modified Version using the same licensing terms that apply to the copy that the
            licensee received, and requires that the Source form of the Modified Version, and
            of any works derived from it, be made freely available in that license fees are
            prohibited but Distributor Fees are allowed.

Distribution of Compiled Forms of the Standard Version or Modified Versions without the Source

(5) You may Distribute Compiled forms of the Standard Version without the Source, provided
    that you include complete instructions on how to get the Source of the Standard Version. Such
    instructions must be valid at the time of your distribution. If these instructions, at any
    time while you are carrying out such distribution, become invalid, you must provide new
    instructions on demand or cease further distribution. If you provide valid instructions or
    cease distribution within thirty days after you become aware that the instructions are invalid,
    then you do not forfeit any of your rights under this license.

(6) You may Distribute a Modified Version in Compiled form without the Source, provided that
    you comply with Section 4 with respect to the Source of the Modified Version.

Aggregating or Linking the Package

(7) You may aggregate the Package (either the Standard Version or Modified Version) with
    other packages and Distribute the resulting aggregation provided that you do not charge a
    licensing fee for the Package. Distributor Fees are permitted, and licensing fees for other
    components in the aggregation are permitted. The terms of this license apply to the use and
    Distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions as included in the aggregation.

(8) You are permitted to link Modified and Standard Versions with other works, to embed the
    Package in a larger work of your own, or to build stand-alone binary or bytecode versions of
    applications that include the Package, and Distribute the result without restriction, provided
    the result does not expose a direct interface to the Package.

Items That are Not Considered Part of a Modified Version

(9) Works (including, but not limited to, modules and scripts) that merely extend or make use
    of the Package, do not, by themselves, cause the Package to be a Modified Version. In addition,
    such works are not considered parts of the Package itself, and are not subject to the terms of
    this license.

General Provisions

(10) Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions is governed
     by this Artistic License. By using, modifying or distributing the Package, you accept this
     license. Do not use, modify, or distribute the Package, if you do not accept this license.

(11) If your Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made by someone other
     than you, you are nevertheless required to ensure that your Modified Version complies with
     the requirements of this license.

(12) This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, service mark, tradename,
     or logo of the Copyright Holder.

(13) This license includes the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge patent license to
     make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import and otherwise transfer the Package with
     respect to any patent claims licensable by the Copyright Holder that are necessarily
     infringed by the Package. If you institute patent litigation (including a cross-claim or
     counterclaim) against any party alleging that the Package constitutes direct or contributory
     patent infringement, then this Artistic License to you shall terminate on the date that such
     litigation is filed.

(14) Disclaimer of Warranty: THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS
     "AS IS' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
     MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE
     EXTENT PERMITTED BY YOUR LOCAL LAW. UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR
     WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY
     WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.