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+BSD Protection License
+
+February 2002
+
+Preamble
+
+--------
+
+The Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") license has proven very effective
+over the years at allowing for a wide spread of work throughout both
+commercial and non-commercial products. For programmers whose primary
+intention is to improve the general quality of available software, it is
+arguable that there is no better license than the BSD license, as it permits
+improvements to be used wherever they will help, without idealogical or
+metallic constraint.
+
+This is of particular value to those who produce reference implementations of
+proposed standards: The case of TCP/IP clearly illustrates that freely and
+universally available implementations leads the rapid acceptance of standards
+-- often even being used instead of a de jure standard (eg, OSI network
+models).
+
+With the rapid proliferation of software licensed under the GNU General Public
+License, however, the continued success of this role is called into question.
+Given that the inclusion of a few lines of "GPL-tainted" work into a larger
+body of work will result in restricted distribution -- and given that further
+work will likely build upon the "tainted" portions, making them difficult to
+remove at a future date -- there are inevitable circumstances where authors
+would, in order to protect their goal of providing for the widespread usage of
+their work, wish to guard against such "GPL-taint".
+
+In addition, one can imagine that companies which operate by producing and
+selling (possibly closed-source) code would wish to protect themselves against
+the rise of a GPL-licensed competitor. While under existing licenses this
+would mean not releasing their code under any form of open license, if a
+license existed under which they could incorporate any improvements back into
+their own (commercial) products then they might be far more willing to provide
+for non-closed distribution.
+
+For the above reasons, we put forth this "BSD Protection License": A license
+designed to retain the freedom granted by the BSD license to use licensed
+works in a wide variety of settings, both non-commercial and commercial, while
+protecting the work from having future contributors restrict that freedom.
+
+The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution, and modification
+follow.
+
+BSD PROTECTION LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION, AND
+MODIFICATION
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+0. Definitions.
+
+a) "Program", below, refers to any program or work distributed under the terms
+of this license.
+
+b) A "work based on the Program", below, refers to either the Program or any
+derivative work under copyright law.
+
+c) "Modification", below, refers to the act of creating derivative works.
+
+d) "You", below, refers to each licensee.
+
+1. Scope.
+This license governs the copying, distribution, and modification of the
+Program. Other activities are outside the scope of this license; The act of
+running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is
+covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program.
+
+2. Verbatim copies.
+You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program as you receive it,
+in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on
+each copy an appropriate copyright notice; keep intact all the notices that
+refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other
+recipients of the Program a copy of this License along with the Program.
+
+3. Modification and redistribution under closed license.
+You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute the
+resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the following conditions:
+
+a) The copyright notice and disclaimer on the Program must be reproduced and
+included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials provided in
+a manner in which such notices are normally distributed.
+
+b) The derivative work must be clearly identified as such, in order that it
+may not be confused with the original work.
+
+c) The license under which the derivative work is distributed must expressly
+prohibit the distribution of further derivative works.
+
+4. Modification and redistribution under open license.
+You may modify your copy or copies of the Program, and distribute the
+resulting derivative works, provided that you meet the following conditions:
+
+a) The copyright notice and disclaimer on the Program must be reproduced and
+included in the source code, documentation, and/or other materials provided in
+a manner in which such notices are normally distributed.
+
+b) You must clearly indicate the nature and date of any changes made to the
+Program. The full details need not necessarily be included in the individual
+modified files, provided that each modified file is clearly marked as such and
+instructions are included on where the full details of the modifications may
+be found.
+
+c) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in
+part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be
+licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this
+License.
+
+5. Implied acceptance.
+You may not copy or distribute the Program or any derivative works except as
+expressly provided under this license. Consequently, any such action will be
+taken as implied acceptance of the terms of this license.
+
+6. NO WARRANTY.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "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 THE
+COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE
+PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
+INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (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, EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS
+BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+