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Revised JasPer License



Dear Ben and Others:

In response to your most recent comments, I have further amended the
draft license for the JasPer software.  It appears that Image Power
will approve the license as written below.  I am still awaiting official
approval.  I think that this license should address all of your concerns,
as it is essentially the same as the MIT license with a few extra
comments in the disclaimer to emphasize the patent issue and also
address the use of JasPer in mission-critical systems.

Regards,
Michael

---------- START OF REVISED JASPER SOFTWARE LICENSE ----------

JasPer License Version 2.0

Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Image Power, Inc.
Copyright (c) 1999-2000 The University of British Columbia
Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Michael David Adams

All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person (the "User")
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without
limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or
sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

1.  The above copyright notices and this permission notice (which includes
the disclaimer below) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
of the Software.

2.  The name of a copyright holder shall not be used to endorse or promote
products derived from the Software without specific prior written permission.

THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE.
NO USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF
THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.  NO ASSURANCES ARE PROVIDED
BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS THAT THE SOFTWARE DOES NOT INFRINGE THE PATENT OR
OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY OTHER ENTITY.  EACH COPYRIGHT
HOLDER DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY TO THE USER FOR CLAIMS BROUGHT BY ANY OTHER
ENTITY BASED ON INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHERWISE.
AS A CONDITION TO EXERCISING THE RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EACH USER HEREBY
ASSUMES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SECURE ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
NEEDED, IF ANY.  THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT-TOLERANT AND IS NOT INTENDED
FOR USE IN MISSION-CRITICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS THOSE USED IN THE OPERATION OF
NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEMS, DIRECT LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH
THE FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SYSTEM COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL
INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ("HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES").
THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES.

---------- END OF REVISED JASPER SOFTWARE LICENSE ----------



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