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     1 Copyright (c) 2011, IRI (Institute d Recherche de d'Innovation)
       
     2 All rights reserved.
       
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     6 CeCILL-C FREE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
       
     7 
       
     8 
       
     9     Notice
       
    10 
       
    11 This Agreement is a Free Software license agreement that is the result
       
    12 of discussions between its authors in order to ensure compliance with
       
    13 the two main principles guiding its drafting:
       
    14 
       
    15     * firstly, compliance with the principles governing the distribution
       
    16       of Free Software: access to source code, broad rights granted to
       
    17       users,
       
    18     * secondly, the election of a governing law, French law, with which
       
    19       it is conformant, both as regards the law of torts and
       
    20       intellectual property law, and the protection that it offers to
       
    21       both authors and holders of the economic rights over software.
       
    22 
       
    23 The authors of the CeCILL-C (for Ce[a] C[nrs] I[nria] L[ogiciel] L[ibre])
       
    24 license are:
       
    25 
       
    26 Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique - CEA, a public scientific, technical
       
    27 and industrial research establishment, having its principal place of
       
    28 business at 25 rue Leblanc, immeuble Le Ponant D, 75015 Paris, France.
       
    29 
       
    30 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS, a public scientific
       
    31 and technological establishment, having its principal place of business
       
    32 at 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris cedex 16, France.
       
    33 
       
    34 Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique -
       
    35 INRIA, a public scientific and technological establishment, having its
       
    36 principal place of business at Domaine de Voluceau, Rocquencourt, BP
       
    37 105, 78153 Le Chesnay cedex, France.
       
    38 
       
    39 
       
    40     Preamble
       
    41 
       
    42 The purpose of this Free Software license agreement is to grant users
       
    43 the right to modify and re-use the software governed by this license.
       
    44 
       
    45 The exercising of this right is conditional upon the obligation to make
       
    46 available to the community the modifications made to the source code of
       
    47 the software so as to contribute to its evolution.
       
    48 
       
    49 In consideration of access to the source code and the rights to copy,
       
    50 modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only
       
    51 with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the
       
    52 economic rights, and the successive licensors only have limited liability.
       
    53 
       
    54 In this respect, the risks associated with loading, using, modifying
       
    55 and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user are brought to
       
    56 the user's attention, given its Free Software status, which may make it
       
    57 complicated to use, with the result that its use is reserved for
       
    58 developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer
       
    59 knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the
       
    60 suitability of the software as regards their requirements in conditions
       
    61 enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and,
       
    62 more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions of
       
    63 security. This Agreement may be freely reproduced and published,
       
    64 provided it is not altered, and that no provisions are either added or
       
    65 removed herefrom.
       
    66 
       
    67 This Agreement may apply to any or all software for which the holder of
       
    68 the economic rights decides to submit the use thereof to its provisions.
       
    69 
       
    70 
       
    71     Article 1 - DEFINITIONS
       
    72 
       
    73 For the purpose of this Agreement, when the following expressions
       
    74 commence with a capital letter, they shall have the following meaning:
       
    75 
       
    76 Agreement: means this license agreement, and its possible subsequent
       
    77 versions and annexes.
       
    78 
       
    79 Software: means the software in its Object Code and/or Source Code form
       
    80 and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when the Licensee
       
    81 accepts the Agreement.
       
    82 
       
    83 Initial Software: means the Software in its Source Code and possibly its
       
    84 Object Code form and, where applicable, its documentation, "as is" when
       
    85 it is first distributed under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
       
    86 
       
    87 Modified Software: means the Software modified by at least one
       
    88 Integrated Contribution.
       
    89 
       
    90 Source Code: means all the Software's instructions and program lines to
       
    91 which access is required so as to modify the Software.
       
    92 
       
    93 Object Code: means the binary files originating from the compilation of
       
    94 the Source Code.
       
    95 
       
    96 Holder: means the holder(s) of the economic rights over the Initial
       
    97 Software.
       
    98 
       
    99 Licensee: means the Software user(s) having accepted the Agreement.
       
   100 
       
   101 Contributor: means a Licensee having made at least one Integrated
       
   102 Contribution.
       
   103 
       
   104 Licensor: means the Holder, or any other individual or legal entity, who
       
   105 distributes the Software under the Agreement.
       
   106 
       
   107 Integrated Contribution: means any or all modifications, corrections,
       
   108 translations, adaptations and/or new functions integrated into the
       
   109 Source Code by any or all Contributors.
       
   110 
       
   111 Related Module: means a set of sources files including their
       
   112 documentation that, without modification to the Source Code, enables
       
   113 supplementary functions or services in addition to those offered by the
       
   114 Software.
       
   115 
       
   116 Derivative Software: means any combination of the Software, modified or
       
   117 not, and of a Related Module.
       
   118 
       
   119 Parties: mean both the Licensee and the Licensor.
       
   120 
       
   121 These expressions may be used both in singular and plural form.
       
   122 
       
   123 
       
   124     Article 2 - PURPOSE
       
   125 
       
   126 The purpose of the Agreement is the grant by the Licensor to the
       
   127 Licensee of a non-exclusive, transferable and worldwide license for the
       
   128 Software as set forth in Article 5 hereinafter for the whole term of the
       
   129 protection granted by the rights over said Software. 
       
   130 
       
   131 
       
   132     Article 3 - ACCEPTANCE
       
   133 
       
   134 3.1 The Licensee shall be deemed as having accepted the terms and
       
   135 conditions of this Agreement upon the occurrence of the first of the
       
   136 following events:
       
   137 
       
   138     * (i) loading the Software by any or all means, notably, by
       
   139       downloading from a remote server, or by loading from a physical
       
   140       medium;
       
   141     * (ii) the first time the Licensee exercises any of the rights
       
   142       granted hereunder.
       
   143 
       
   144 3.2 One copy of the Agreement, containing a notice relating to the
       
   145 characteristics of the Software, to the limited warranty, and to the
       
   146 fact that its use is restricted to experienced users has been provided
       
   147 to the Licensee prior to its acceptance as set forth in Article 3.1
       
   148 hereinabove, and the Licensee hereby acknowledges that it has read and
       
   149 understood it.
       
   150 
       
   151 
       
   152     Article 4 - EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM
       
   153 
       
   154 
       
   155       4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE
       
   156 
       
   157 The Agreement shall become effective on the date when it is accepted by
       
   158 the Licensee as set forth in Article 3.1.
       
   159 
       
   160 
       
   161       4.2 TERM
       
   162 
       
   163 The Agreement shall remain in force for the entire legal term of
       
   164 protection of the economic rights over the Software.
       
   165 
       
   166 
       
   167     Article 5 - SCOPE OF RIGHTS GRANTED
       
   168 
       
   169 The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, who accepts, the following
       
   170 rights over the Software for any or all use, and for the term of the
       
   171 Agreement, on the basis of the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter.
       
   172 
       
   173 Besides, if the Licensor owns or comes to own one or more patents
       
   174 protecting all or part of the functions of the Software or of its
       
   175 components, the Licensor undertakes not to enforce the rights granted by
       
   176 these patents against successive Licensees using, exploiting or
       
   177 modifying the Software. If these patents are transferred, the Licensor
       
   178 undertakes to have the transferees subscribe to the obligations set
       
   179 forth in this paragraph.
       
   180 
       
   181 
       
   182       5.1 RIGHT OF USE
       
   183 
       
   184 The Licensee is authorized to use the Software, without any limitation
       
   185 as to its fields of application, with it being hereinafter specified
       
   186 that this comprises:
       
   187 
       
   188    1. permanent or temporary reproduction of all or part of the Software
       
   189       by any or all means and in any or all form.
       
   190 
       
   191    2. loading, displaying, running, or storing the Software on any or
       
   192       all medium.
       
   193 
       
   194    3. entitlement to observe, study or test its operation so as to
       
   195       determine the ideas and principles behind any or all constituent
       
   196       elements of said Software. This shall apply when the Licensee
       
   197       carries out any or all loading, displaying, running, transmission
       
   198       or storage operation as regards the Software, that it is entitled
       
   199       to carry out hereunder.
       
   200 
       
   201 
       
   202       5.2 RIGHT OF MODIFICATION
       
   203 
       
   204 The right of modification includes the right to translate, adapt,
       
   205 arrange, or make any or all modifications to the Software, and the right
       
   206 to reproduce the resulting software. It includes, in particular, the
       
   207 right to create a Derivative Software.
       
   208 
       
   209 The Licensee is authorized to make any or all modification to the
       
   210 Software provided that it includes an explicit notice that it is the
       
   211 author of said modification and indicates the date of the creation thereof.
       
   212 
       
   213 
       
   214       5.3 RIGHT OF DISTRIBUTION
       
   215 
       
   216 In particular, the right of distribution includes the right to publish,
       
   217 transmit and communicate the Software to the general public on any or
       
   218 all medium, and by any or all means, and the right to market, either in
       
   219 consideration of a fee, or free of charge, one or more copies of the
       
   220 Software by any means.
       
   221 
       
   222 The Licensee is further authorized to distribute copies of the modified
       
   223 or unmodified Software to third parties according to the terms and
       
   224 conditions set forth hereinafter.
       
   225 
       
   226 
       
   227         5.3.1 DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE WITHOUT MODIFICATION
       
   228 
       
   229 The Licensee is authorized to distribute true copies of the Software in
       
   230 Source Code or Object Code form, provided that said distribution
       
   231 complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
       
   232 
       
   233    1. a copy of the Agreement,
       
   234 
       
   235    2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's
       
   236       warranty and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
       
   237 
       
   238 and that, in the event that only the Object Code of the Software is
       
   239 redistributed, the Licensee allows effective access to the full Source
       
   240 Code of the Software at a minimum during the entire period of its
       
   241 distribution of the Software, it being understood that the additional
       
   242 cost of acquiring the Source Code shall not exceed the cost of
       
   243 transferring the data.
       
   244 
       
   245 
       
   246         5.3.2 DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED SOFTWARE
       
   247 
       
   248 When the Licensee makes an Integrated Contribution to the Software, the
       
   249 terms and conditions for the distribution of the resulting Modified
       
   250 Software become subject to all the provisions of this Agreement.
       
   251 
       
   252 The Licensee is authorized to distribute the Modified Software, in
       
   253 source code or object code form, provided that said distribution
       
   254 complies with all the provisions of the Agreement and is accompanied by:
       
   255 
       
   256    1. a copy of the Agreement,
       
   257 
       
   258    2. a notice relating to the limitation of both the Licensor's
       
   259       warranty and liability as set forth in Articles 8 and 9,
       
   260 
       
   261 and that, in the event that only the object code of the Modified
       
   262 Software is redistributed, the Licensee allows effective access to the
       
   263 full source code of the Modified Software at a minimum during the entire
       
   264 period of its distribution of the Modified Software, it being understood
       
   265 that the additional cost of acquiring the source code shall not exceed
       
   266 the cost of transferring the data.
       
   267 
       
   268 
       
   269         5.3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF DERIVATIVE SOFTWARE
       
   270 
       
   271 When the Licensee creates Derivative Software, this Derivative Software
       
   272 may be distributed under a license agreement other than this Agreement,
       
   273 subject to compliance with the requirement to include a notice
       
   274 concerning the rights over the Software as defined in Article 6.4.
       
   275 In the event the creation of the Derivative Software required modification 
       
   276 of the Source Code, the Licensee undertakes that:
       
   277 
       
   278    1. the resulting Modified Software will be governed by this Agreement,
       
   279    2. the Integrated Contributions in the resulting Modified Software
       
   280       will be clearly identified and documented,
       
   281    3. the Licensee will allow effective access to the source code of the
       
   282       Modified Software, at a minimum during the entire period of
       
   283       distribution of the Derivative Software, such that such
       
   284       modifications may be carried over in a subsequent version of the
       
   285       Software; it being understood that the additional cost of
       
   286       purchasing the source code of the Modified Software shall not
       
   287       exceed the cost of transferring the data.
       
   288 
       
   289 
       
   290         5.3.4 COMPATIBILITY WITH THE CeCILL LICENSE
       
   291 
       
   292 When a Modified Software contains an Integrated Contribution subject to
       
   293 the CeCILL license agreement, or when a Derivative Software contains a
       
   294 Related Module subject to the CeCILL license agreement, the provisions
       
   295 set forth in the third item of Article 6.4 are optional.
       
   296 
       
   297 
       
   298     Article 6 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
       
   299 
       
   300 
       
   301       6.1 OVER THE INITIAL SOFTWARE
       
   302 
       
   303 The Holder owns the economic rights over the Initial Software. Any or
       
   304 all use of the Initial Software is subject to compliance with the terms
       
   305 and conditions under which the Holder has elected to distribute its work
       
   306 and no one shall be entitled to modify the terms and conditions for the
       
   307 distribution of said Initial Software.
       
   308 
       
   309 The Holder undertakes that the Initial Software will remain ruled at
       
   310 least by this Agreement, for the duration set forth in Article 4.2.
       
   311 
       
   312 
       
   313       6.2 OVER THE INTEGRATED CONTRIBUTIONS
       
   314 
       
   315 The Licensee who develops an Integrated Contribution is the owner of the
       
   316 intellectual property rights over this Contribution as defined by
       
   317 applicable law.
       
   318 
       
   319 
       
   320       6.3 OVER THE RELATED MODULES
       
   321 
       
   322 The Licensee who develops a Related Module is the owner of the
       
   323 intellectual property rights over this Related Module as defined by
       
   324 applicable law and is free to choose the type of agreement that shall
       
   325 govern its distribution under the conditions defined in Article 5.3.3.
       
   326 
       
   327 
       
   328       6.4 NOTICE OF RIGHTS
       
   329 
       
   330 The Licensee expressly undertakes:
       
   331 
       
   332    1. not to remove, or modify, in any manner, the intellectual property
       
   333       notices attached to the Software;
       
   334 
       
   335    2. to reproduce said notices, in an identical manner, in the copies
       
   336       of the Software modified or not;
       
   337 
       
   338    3. to ensure that use of the Software, its intellectual property
       
   339       notices and the fact that it is governed by the Agreement is
       
   340       indicated in a text that is easily accessible, specifically from
       
   341       the interface of any Derivative Software.
       
   342 
       
   343 The Licensee undertakes not to directly or indirectly infringe the
       
   344 intellectual property rights of the Holder and/or Contributors on the
       
   345 Software and to take, where applicable, vis-à-vis its staff, any and all
       
   346 measures required to ensure respect of said intellectual property rights
       
   347 of the Holder and/or Contributors.
       
   348 
       
   349 
       
   350     Article 7 - RELATED SERVICES
       
   351 
       
   352 7.1 Under no circumstances shall the Agreement oblige the Licensor to
       
   353 provide technical assistance or maintenance services for the Software.
       
   354 
       
   355 However, the Licensor is entitled to offer this type of services. The
       
   356 terms and conditions of such technical assistance, and/or such
       
   357 maintenance, shall be set forth in a separate instrument. Only the
       
   358 Licensor offering said maintenance and/or technical assistance services
       
   359 shall incur liability therefor.
       
   360 
       
   361 7.2 Similarly, any Licensor is entitled to offer to its licensees, under
       
   362 its sole responsibility, a warranty, that shall only be binding upon
       
   363 itself, for the redistribution of the Software and/or the Modified
       
   364 Software, under terms and conditions that it is free to decide. Said
       
   365 warranty, and the financial terms and conditions of its application,
       
   366 shall be subject of a separate instrument executed between the Licensor
       
   367 and the Licensee.
       
   368 
       
   369 
       
   370     Article 8 - LIABILITY
       
   371 
       
   372 8.1 Subject to the provisions of Article 8.2, the Licensee shall be
       
   373 entitled to claim compensation for any direct loss it may have suffered
       
   374 from the Software as a result of a fault on the part of the relevant
       
   375 Licensor, subject to providing evidence thereof.
       
   376 
       
   377 8.2 The Licensor's liability is limited to the commitments made under
       
   378 this Agreement and shall not be incurred as a result of in particular:
       
   379 (i) loss due the Licensee's total or partial failure to fulfill its
       
   380 obligations, (ii) direct or consequential loss that is suffered by the
       
   381 Licensee due to the use or performance of the Software, and (iii) more
       
   382 generally, any consequential loss. In particular the Parties expressly
       
   383 agree that any or all pecuniary or business loss (i.e. loss of data,
       
   384 loss of profits, operating loss, loss of customers or orders,
       
   385 opportunity cost, any disturbance to business activities) or any or all
       
   386 legal proceedings instituted against the Licensee by a third party,
       
   387 shall constitute consequential loss and shall not provide entitlement to
       
   388 any or all compensation from the Licensor.
       
   389 
       
   390 
       
   391     Article 9 - WARRANTY
       
   392 
       
   393 9.1 The Licensee acknowledges that the scientific and technical
       
   394 state-of-the-art when the Software was distributed did not enable all
       
   395 possible uses to be tested and verified, nor for the presence of
       
   396 possible defects to be detected. In this respect, the Licensee's
       
   397 attention has been drawn to the risks associated with loading, using,
       
   398 modifying and/or developing and reproducing the Software which are
       
   399 reserved for experienced users.
       
   400 
       
   401 The Licensee shall be responsible for verifying, by any or all means,
       
   402 the suitability of the product for its requirements, its good working
       
   403 order, and for ensuring that it shall not cause damage to either persons
       
   404 or properties.
       
   405 
       
   406 9.2 The Licensor hereby represents, in good faith, that it is entitled
       
   407 to grant all the rights over the Software (including in particular the
       
   408 rights set forth in Article 5).
       
   409 
       
   410 9.3 The Licensee acknowledges that the Software is supplied "as is" by
       
   411 the Licensor without any other express or tacit warranty, other than
       
   412 that provided for in Article 9.2 and, in particular, without any warranty
       
   413 as to its commercial value, its secured, safe, innovative or relevant
       
   414 nature.
       
   415 
       
   416 Specifically, the Licensor does not warrant that the Software is free
       
   417 from any error, that it will operate without interruption, that it will
       
   418 be compatible with the Licensee's own equipment and software
       
   419 configuration, nor that it will meet the Licensee's requirements.
       
   420 
       
   421 9.4 The Licensor does not either expressly or tacitly warrant that the
       
   422 Software does not infringe any third party intellectual property right
       
   423 relating to a patent, software or any other property right. Therefore,
       
   424 the Licensor disclaims any and all liability towards the Licensee
       
   425 arising out of any or all proceedings for infringement that may be
       
   426 instituted in respect of the use, modification and redistribution of the
       
   427 Software. Nevertheless, should such proceedings be instituted against
       
   428 the Licensee, the Licensor shall provide it with technical and legal
       
   429 assistance for its defense. Such technical and legal assistance shall be
       
   430 decided on a case-by-case basis between the relevant Licensor and the
       
   431 Licensee pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. The Licensor
       
   432 disclaims any and all liability as regards the Licensee's use of the
       
   433 name of the Software. No warranty is given as regards the existence of
       
   434 prior rights over the name of the Software or as regards the existence
       
   435 of a trademark.
       
   436 
       
   437 
       
   438     Article 10 - TERMINATION
       
   439 
       
   440 10.1 In the event of a breach by the Licensee of its obligations
       
   441 hereunder, the Licensor may automatically terminate this Agreement
       
   442 thirty (30) days after notice has been sent to the Licensee and has
       
   443 remained ineffective.
       
   444 
       
   445 10.2 A Licensee whose Agreement is terminated shall no longer be
       
   446 authorized to use, modify or distribute the Software. However, any
       
   447 licenses that it may have granted prior to termination of the Agreement
       
   448 shall remain valid subject to their having been granted in compliance
       
   449 with the terms and conditions hereof.
       
   450 
       
   451 
       
   452     Article 11 - MISCELLANEOUS
       
   453 
       
   454 
       
   455       11.1 EXCUSABLE EVENTS
       
   456 
       
   457 Neither Party shall be liable for any or all delay, or failure to
       
   458 perform the Agreement, that may be attributable to an event of force
       
   459 majeure, an act of God or an outside cause, such as defective
       
   460 functioning or interruptions of the electricity or telecommunications
       
   461 networks, network paralysis following a virus attack, intervention by
       
   462 government authorities, natural disasters, water damage, earthquakes,
       
   463 fire, explosions, strikes and labor unrest, war, etc.
       
   464 
       
   465 11.2 Any failure by either Party, on one or more occasions, to invoke
       
   466 one or more of the provisions hereof, shall under no circumstances be
       
   467 interpreted as being a waiver by the interested Party of its right to
       
   468 invoke said provision(s) subsequently.
       
   469 
       
   470 11.3 The Agreement cancels and replaces any or all previous agreements,
       
   471 whether written or oral, between the Parties and having the same
       
   472 purpose, and constitutes the entirety of the agreement between said
       
   473 Parties concerning said purpose. No supplement or modification to the
       
   474 terms and conditions hereof shall be effective as between the Parties
       
   475 unless it is made in writing and signed by their duly authorized
       
   476 representatives.
       
   477 
       
   478 11.4 In the event that one or more of the provisions hereof were to
       
   479 conflict with a current or future applicable act or legislative text,
       
   480 said act or legislative text shall prevail, and the Parties shall make
       
   481 the necessary amendments so as to comply with said act or legislative
       
   482 text. All other provisions shall remain effective. Similarly, invalidity
       
   483 of a provision of the Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, shall not
       
   484 cause the Agreement as a whole to be invalid.
       
   485 
       
   486 
       
   487       11.5 LANGUAGE
       
   488 
       
   489 The Agreement is drafted in both French and English and both versions
       
   490 are deemed authentic.
       
   491 
       
   492 
       
   493     Article 12 - NEW VERSIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
       
   494 
       
   495 12.1 Any person is authorized to duplicate and distribute copies of this
       
   496 Agreement.
       
   497 
       
   498 12.2 So as to ensure coherence, the wording of this Agreement is
       
   499 protected and may only be modified by the authors of the License, who
       
   500 reserve the right to periodically publish updates or new versions of the
       
   501 Agreement, each with a separate number. These subsequent versions may
       
   502 address new issues encountered by Free Software.
       
   503 
       
   504 12.3 Any Software distributed under a given version of the Agreement may
       
   505 only be subsequently distributed under the same version of the Agreement
       
   506 or a subsequent version.
       
   507 
       
   508 
       
   509     Article 13 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
       
   510 
       
   511 13.1 The Agreement is governed by French law. The Parties agree to
       
   512 endeavor to seek an amicable solution to any disagreements or disputes
       
   513 that may arise during the performance of the Agreement.
       
   514 
       
   515 13.2 Failing an amicable solution within two (2) months as from their
       
   516 occurrence, and unless emergency proceedings are necessary, the
       
   517 disagreements or disputes shall be referred to the Paris Courts having
       
   518 jurisdiction, by the more diligent Party.
       
   519 
       
   520 
       
   521 Version 1.0 dated 2006-09-05.
       
   522 
       
   523