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.
