clarify PicoDrive's license

[picodrive.git] / COPYING

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+ Redistribution and use of this code or any derivative works are permitted
+ provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ * Redistributions may not be sold, nor may they be used in a commercial
+ product or activity.
+
+ * Redistributions that are modified from the original source must include the
+ complete source code, including the source code for all components used by a
+ binary built from the modified sources. However, as a special exception, the
+ source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed
+ (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel,
+ and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that
+ component itself accompanies the executable.
+
+ * Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
+ conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+ materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "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 OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (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 (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.