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        !             2: HTTPi is (C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
        !             3: 
        !             4: ** While HTTPi is free, it is NOT distributed under CopyLeft or GPL. Please **
        !             5: ** read on to find out what the differences are. Licenses protect author    **
        !             6: ** rights -- please honour them, even with free software packages.          **
        !             7: 
        !             8: You can modify and tweak HTTPi to your heart's content. You don't need to
        !             9: pay me for using it, and you don't need my permission to make changes (though
        !            10: I or an authorised maintainer will be the only ones checking code back into
        !            11: HTTPi's code base for authorised patches and new versions).
        !            12: 
        !            13: HTTPi must be free, and any and all distributions and derivatives must
        !            14: themselves be free. By free software I do not necessarily mean free in the
        !            15: way that Richard Stallman of GNU fame might -- merely that distributions
        !            16: be without cost. "Derivatives" shall constitute distributions with code
        !            17: added or removed from the base distribution, or distributions that are
        !            18: signficantly based on the source code (though may not necessarily include
        !            19: the source code itself), in the Author's sole judgement. This means a C port
        !            20: of HTTPi is still a derivative, or a Win32 version, or whatever. You do not
        !            21: have to provide source code, which is a deviation from GPL.
        !            22: 
        !            23: You MAY NOT:
        !            24: 
        !            25: 	* make changes and slap your copyright on the entire package. Your
        !            26: 	  copyright extends only to the changes you've made. My copyright,
        !            27: 	  and any copyrights asserted by HTTPi's contributors, remain.
        !            28: 
        !            29: 	* supersede the license agreement here. You may not charge a fee for a
        !            30: 	  HTTPi distribution, for example. Derivatives count as distributions.
        !            31: 	  This license agreement, therefore, applies IN FULL to any
        !            32: 	  distribution or derivative work.
        !            33: 
        !            34: 	  The exception: you MAY include HTTPi as part of an operating system
        !            35: 	  distribution and sell that. Linux dists and FreeBSD dists are okay,
        !            36: 	  for example.
        !            37: 
        !            38: 	  You also MAY NOT place your derivative work under GPL, because that
        !            39: 	  is a different, though similar, licensing agreement, and the
        !            40: 	  License here does reflect constraints that are mutually exclusive.
        !            41: 
        !            42: 	* make a distribution of HTTPi that does not include ALL files,
        !            43: 	  including this license, and ONLY these files. If not, it is a
        !            44: 	  derivative work, and you may NOT call it an official distribution.
        !            45: 
        !            46: 	* make or distribute a distribution of HTTPi that does not clearly
        !            47: 	  state the copyright (i.e.
        !            48: 
        !            49: Contains or is based on the HTTPi web server
        !            50: (C)1998-2001 Cameron Kaiser. All rights reserved.
        !            51: http://httpi.floodgap.com/
        !            52: 
        !            53: 	  would be just about perfect), or make or distribute a derivative of
        !            54: 	  HTTPi that does not clearly state the copyright.
        !            55: 
        !            56: You MUST:
        !            57: 
        !            58: 	* copyright your derivative works. You may not make them public domain.
        !            59: 
        !            60: 	* include this LICENSE agreement in any and all derivative
        !            61: 	  works you create, as either a separate file or part of your
        !            62: 	  non-mutually exclusive license (that is, does not conflict
        !            63: 	  with these terms).
        !            64: 
        !            65: 	* absolve the programmers of HTTPi (including yours truly :-) and
        !            66: 	  any contributors) of any liability, real or imagined, and certify
        !            67: 	  that you are using this program AT YOUR OWN RISK. While the
        !            68: 	  programmers shall endeavour to make HTTPi as bug-free as possible,
        !            69: 	  entomological phenomena can and do occur. Such is life.
        !            70: 
        !            71: 	  If you make a derivative work of HTTPi, you MAY decide that you
        !            72: 	  wish to offer warranty support. You may do so, but your doing so
        !            73: 	  does in no way make me, the programmers of HTTPi, or anyone else
        !            74: 	  liable for the fulfillment of your warranty, and you and the users
        !            75: 	  of your derivative work must agree to hold us legally blameless
        !            76: 	  under ALL circumstances. (Remember, no mutually exclusive license
        !            77: 	  terms in your derivative works, right?)
        !            78: 
        !            79: Your usage of this program constitutes your binding acceptance of these
        !            80: terms. Don't even think about starting HTTPi up on your system if you don't
        !            81: agree to follow the terms detailed in this license IN THEIR ENTIRETY. Don't
        !            82: even think about modifying it, patching it or distributing it if you don't,
        !            83: either. Exceptions to these restrictions must be obtained from me, the
        !            84: copyright holder, IN WRITING.
        !            85: 
        !            86: I reserve the right to interpret this document, and I also reserve the right
        !            87: to make license changes without notice effective on issue date. All legal
        !            88: issues shall be dealt with in accordance with the State of California, United
        !            89: States of America.
        !            90: 
        !            91: Other than that, have a blast! Keep software free.
        !            92: 
        !            93: Revised 12/24/2000