Microsoft Public
License (Ms-PL)
This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the
software, you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not
use the software.
1. Definitions
The terms "reproduce," "reproduction," "derivative
works," and "distribution" have the same meaning here as under
U.S. copyright law.
A "contribution" is the original software,
or any additions or changes to the software.
A "contributor" is any person that distributes its contribution
under this license.
"Licensed patents" are a contributor's patent claims that read
directly on its contribution.
2. Grant of Rights
(A) Copyright Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the
license conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you
a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to reproduce its
contribution, prepare derivative works of its contribution, and distribute
its contribution or any derivative works that you create.
(B) Patent Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license
conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under its licensed patents to
make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose
of its contribution in the software or derivative works of the contribution in
the software.
3. Conditions and Limitations
(A) No Trademark License- This license does not grant you rights to use any
contributors' name, logo, or trademarks.
(B) If you bring a patent claim against any contributor over patents that you
claim are infringed by the software, your patent license from such
contributor to the software ends automatically.
(C) If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all
copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the
software.
(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, you
may do so only under this license by including a complete copy of this
license with your distribution. If you distribute any portion of the software
in compiled or object code form, you may only do so under a license that
complies with this license.
(E) The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using
it. The contributors give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions.
You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this
license cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the
contributors exclude the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose and non-infringement