mirror of https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
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Tcl
127 lines
4.4 KiB
Tcl
set rcsid {$Id: copyright.tcl,v 1.7 2007/05/06 21:20:43 drh Exp $}
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source common.tcl
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header {SQLite Copyright}
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puts {
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<h2>SQLite Copyright</h2>
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<table align="right" vspace="0" hspace="10" border="1" cellpadding="20">
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<tr><td align="center">
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<img src="nocopy.gif"><br>
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SQLite is in the<br>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain">Public Domain</a>
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</td></tr>
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</table>
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<p>
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All of the deliverable code in SQLite has been dedicated to the
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain">public domain</a>
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by the authors.
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All code authors, and representatives of the companies they work for,
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have signed affidavits dedicating their contributions to
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the public domain and originals of
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those signed affidavits are stored in a firesafe at the main offices
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of <a href="http://www.hwaci.com">Hwaci</a>.
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Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute
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the original SQLite code, either in source code form or as a compiled binary,
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for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.
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</p>
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<p>
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The previous paragraph applies to the deliverable code in SQLite -
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those parts of the SQLite library that you actually bundle and
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ship with a larger application. Portions of the documentation and
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some code used as part of the build process might fall under
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other licenses. The details here are unclear. We do not worry
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about the licensing of the documentation and build code so much
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because none of these things are part of the core deliverable
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SQLite library.
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</p>
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<p>
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All of the deliverable code in SQLite has been written from scratch.
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No code has been taken from other projects or from the open
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internet. Every line of code can be traced back to its original
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author, and all of those authors have public domain dedications
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on file. So the SQLite code base is clean and is
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uncontaminated with licensed code from other projects.
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</p>
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<h2>Obtaining An Explicit License To Use SQLite</h2>
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<p>
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Even though SQLite is in the public domain and does not require
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a license, some users want to obtain a license anyway. Some reasons
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for obtaining a license include:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li> You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
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the public domain. </li>
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<li> You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
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the right of an author to dedicate their work to the public
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domain. </li>
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<li> You want to hold a tangible legal document
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as evidence that you have the legal right to use and distribute
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SQLite. </li>
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<li> Your legal department tells you that you have to purchase a license.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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If you feel like you really have to purchase a license for SQLite,
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<a href="http://www.hwaci.com/">Hwaci</a>, the company that employs
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the architect and principal developers of SQLite, will sell you
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one.
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Please contact:
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</p>
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<blockquote>
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D. Richard Hipp <br />
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Hwaci - Applied Software Research <br />
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704.948.4565 <br />
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<a href="mailto:drh@hwaci.com">drh@hwaci.com</a>
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</blockquote>
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<h2>Contributed Code</h2>
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<p>
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In order to keep SQLite completely free and unencumbered by copyright,
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all new contributors to the SQLite code base are asked to dedicate
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their contributions to the public domain.
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If you want to send a patch or enhancement for possible inclusion in the
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SQLite source tree, please accompany the patch with the following statement:
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</p>
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<blockquote><i>
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The author or authors of this code dedicate any and all copyright interest
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in this code to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
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of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors.
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We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in
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perpetuity of all present and future rights to this code under copyright law.
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</i></blockquote>
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<p>
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We are not able to accept patches or changes to
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SQLite that are not accompanied by a statement such as the above.
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In addition, if you make
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changes or enhancements as an employee, then a simple statement such as the
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above is insufficient. You must also send by surface mail a copyright release
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signed by a company officer.
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A signed original of the copyright release should be mailed to:</p>
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<blockquote>
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Hwaci<br>
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6200 Maple Cove Lane<br>
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Charlotte, NC 28269<br>
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USA
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</blockquote>
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<p>
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A template copyright release is available
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in <a href="copyright-release.pdf">PDF</a> or
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<a href="copyright-release.html">HTML</a>.
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You can use this release to make future changes.
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</p>
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}
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footer $rcsid
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