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<h1>Microsoft Public License<br>(Ms-PL)</h1>
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<pre>
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This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software,
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you
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accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.
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1. Definitions
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The terms "reproduce," "reproduction," "derivative works," and "distribution"
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have the
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same meaning here as under U.S. copyright law.
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A "contribution" is the original software, or any additions or changes to the
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software.
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A "contributor" is any person that distributes its contribution under this
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license.
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"Licensed patents" are a contributor's patent claims that read directly on its
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contribution.
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2. Grant of Rights
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(A) Copyright Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license
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conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a
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non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to reproduce its
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contribution, prepare derivative works of its contribution, and distribute its
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contribution or any derivative works that you create.
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(B) Patent Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license
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conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a
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non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under its licensed patents to
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make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose of
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its contribution in the software or derivative works of the contribution in the
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software.
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3. Conditions and Limitations
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(A) No Trademark License- This license does not grant you rights to use any
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contributors' name, logo, or trademarks.
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(B) If you bring a patent claim against any contributor over patents that you
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claim are infringed by the software, your patent license from such contributor
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to the software ends automatically.
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(C) If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all
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copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the
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software.
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(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, you may
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do so only under this license by including a complete copy of this license with
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your distribution. If you distribute any portion of the software in compiled or
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object code form, you may only do so under a license that complies with this
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license.
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(E) The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. The
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contributors give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have
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additional consumer rights under your local laws which this license cannot
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change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the contributors exclude
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the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and
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non-infringement.
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<h5>How to apply this license</h5>
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Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the file.
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