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== Restrictive License ==
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In the case of software that may be under development and have commercial application, you may distribute demonstration copies with the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] license. The plain text LICENSE can be found here:
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[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.txt https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.txt].
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Source code should contain the above short statement at the top of each file referring to the LICENSE file in the top-level directory.
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HTML copyright notices for the bottom of webpages may be generated using the license chooser tool at the Creative Commons website here:
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[https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/ https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/]
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<font size="-2">(Be sure to select the CC BY-NC-ND license and then look in the "Mark your work" section at the bottom for the HTML.)</font>

Latest revision as of 11:11, 11 October 2024

The standard Jefferson Lab software license is as follows:

Copyright (c) 2024, Jefferson Science Associates, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Redistribution
and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted as a
licensed user provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
   list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
   materials provided with the distribution.
3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
   from this software without specific prior written permission.

This material resulted from work developed under a United States Government Contract.
The Government retains a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in such
copyrighted data to reproduce, distribute copies to the public, prepare derivative works,
perform publicly and display publicly and to permit others to do so.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE OR ANY
THIRD PARTES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.


The license text should be pasted into a LICENSE file at the top-level directory of each repository. The following text should be pasted at the top of each file containing source code:

// Copyright 2024, Jefferson Science Associates, LLC.
// Subject to the terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory.


Restrictive License

In the case of software that may be under development and have commercial application, you may distribute demonstration copies with the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. The plain text LICENSE can be found here:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.txt.

Source code should contain the above short statement at the top of each file referring to the LICENSE file in the top-level directory.

HTML copyright notices for the bottom of webpages may be generated using the license chooser tool at the Creative Commons website here:

https://chooser-beta.creativecommons.org/

(Be sure to select the CC BY-NC-ND license and then look in the "Mark your work" section at the bottom for the HTML.)