Add CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Permissive
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CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 - Permissive
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Preamble
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CERN has developed this licence to promote collaboration among
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hardware designers and to provide a legal tool for the dissemination
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of hardware designs. The CERN Open Hardware Licence Version 2 is
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available in two variants: Weakly Reciprocal (CERN-OHL-W) and
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Permissive (CERN-OHL-P). The CERN-OHL-P is for you if you want to
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maximise the ability of people to use your hardware design
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including for use in commercial applications with a minimum of
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obligations. It is a continuation of the CERN Open Hardware Licence
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version 1 (but with a new structure) and is focused more narrowly
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on the design itself and what you must do to give proper credit and
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to allow others to build and modify the design.
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Please see the CERN-OHL version 2 family page (www.ohwr.org/cernohl)
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for more information.
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Terms and conditions
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1. Definitions
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In this Licence, the following terms have the following meanings:
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“Additive” means something you add to the Design that was not part
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of it when it was first published by the Licensor.
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“Design” means the design documentation for the hardware that is
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licensed under this Licence, in any format or medium. It may
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include both the Hardware Description and the Modifications.
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“Documentation” means all the materials that are provided by the
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Licensor or any Contributor to describe the Design, including
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schematics, netlists, PCB layout files, bills of materials,
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drawings, specifications, and the like, and also includes the
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Modifications.
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“Hardware” means any physical device that embodies the Design or
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any part thereof, in any form.
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“Hardware Description” means the files that specify the Hardware in
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a form that can be read by a computer and that, when used
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appropriately, can be used to fabricate Hardware, for example in
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whole or in part.
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“Licence” means this licence (the CERN-OHL-P).
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“Licensor” means the person or entity that first publishes the
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Design under the terms of this Licence.
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“Modification” means any change to the Design, including changes to
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the Hardware Description.
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“Product” means either an unchanged Design or a Design with
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Modifications, that is offered for sale, or otherwise made
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available for commercial use, whether as Hardware or in other forms.
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“Source” means the format of the Design that is preferred for
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making Modifications, including all the files that are provided for
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that purpose.
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“You” means any person or entity that exercises any right under
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this Licence.
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2. What this Licence covers
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The Licensor grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
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perpetual licence to:
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a) use the Design and any associated Documentation,
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b) make Modifications,
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c) communicate the Design and any Documentation, including by
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making it available for copying and modification,
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d) manufacture and distribute Hardware that implements the Design
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or any part thereof,
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e) sell Products, and
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f) otherwise deal in the Design or any part thereof,
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all in each case subject to the conditions set out in this Licence.
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3. Conditions
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3.1. Availability of Source
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The Design and any Documentation that is made available under this
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Licence must be made available in Source format. If the Design is
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available in a format that is not Source, you must also make a
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version of the Design in Source format available, and you must
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inform others of how to obtain it.
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3.2. Retention of copyright and other notices
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You must retain all copyright and other notices that appear in the
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Design or Documentation.
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3.3. Notice of Modifications
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If you make Modifications, you must include a notice in any
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Distribution of the Design or Documentation, stating that
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Modifications have been made, by whom, and in what they consist.
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3.4. Distribution of Modifications
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If you distribute any Design or Documentation, whether unchanged or
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with Modifications, you must distribute it under this Licence, and
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you must inform the recipient that the Design or Documentation is
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licensed under this Licence.
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3.5. No implicit approval
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The Licensor shall not be taken to have approved any Modifications
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unless the Licessor expressly approves them in writing.
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4. Disclaimer of warranty
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THE DESIGN AND ANY DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE
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LICENSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
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LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
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NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
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DESIGN MAY CONTAIN DESIGN DEFECTS OR ERRORS THAT MAKE IT
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UNSUITABLE FOR USE IN CERTAIN APPLICATIONS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
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ITS QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE REMAINS WITH YOU.
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5. Limitation of liability
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TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE LICENSOR
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BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
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LOST PROFITS, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR ANY
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OTHER LOSSES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE DESIGN OR ANY
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DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT,
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TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCTS LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE,
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EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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6. Termination
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This Licence is perpetual except that if you fail to comply with
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its terms, your rights under this Licence will terminate immediately.
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If you bring or defend any litigation or other claim alleging that
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the Design or any part thereof infringes any intellectual property
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right, all your rights under this Licence granted by the Licensor
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will terminate forty-five days after you bring or defend such claim.
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7. General
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This Licence shall be governed by the laws of the country of the
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Licensor, without reference to its conflict of laws provisions.
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If any part of this Licence is held to be invalid or unenforceable,
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the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect.
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CERN-OHL-P is a variant of the CERN-OHL family. For more information
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see www.ohwr.org/cernohl.
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