MELANGE CHAT SERVER/CLIENT PUBLIC LICENSE Version 1.1, 21 October 1998 Copyright (C) 1998,1999 by Christian Walter, chris@terminal.at http://www.terminal.at/melange 1. This software may be freely copied, modified and redistributed without fee for NON-COMMERCIAL (for commercial use see below) purposes provided that this copyright notice and my name are preserved intact on all copies and modified copies, so I get my credit for the work I put into this. Feel free to run this, modify it, debug it, send me comments, insults etc. 2. There is no warranty or other guarantee of fitness of this software. It is provided solely "as is". The author disclaims all responsibility and liability with respect to this software's usage or its effect upon hardware or computer systems. 3. This software is free of charge for non-commercial & commerical USE. No money, donations, etc are required. If you want to sell this software, no matter if it's sold "as is" or modified, a licensing agreement is required. You may send enquiries to: chris@terminal.at What does that mean: If you use this software e.g on a commercial or non-commercial website, you don't need a license - Only if you make money with this software or with parts or modified parts of this software you have to get a licensing agreement. 4. Have fun with it, and feel free to contact me if you have any problems not covered by the documentation or if you find a bug. If you want to modify this software, why not choin the DEVELOPER-FORUM ? Details at the MELANGE homepage: http://www.terminal.at/melange Chris Vienna, October 1998 NO WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.