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## License

    						Eclipse Public License - v 1.0

    	 THE ACCOMPANYING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ECLIPSE
    	PUBLIC LICENSE ("AGREEMENT"). ANY USE, REPRODUCTION OR
    	DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES RECIPIENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THIS
    	AGREEMENT.

    	  1. DEFINITIONS

    	 "Contribution" means:

    	 a) in the case of the initial Contributor, the initial
    	code and documentation distributed under this Agreement, and
    	 b) in the case of each subsequent Contributor:
    	 i) changes to the Program, and
    	 ii) additions to the Program;
    	 where such changes and/or additions to the Program
    	originate from and are distributed by that particular Contributor. A
    	Contribution 'originates' from a Contributor if it was added to the
    	Program by such Contributor itself or anyone acting on such
    	Contributor's behalf. Contributions do not include additions to the
    	Program which: (i) are separate modules of software distributed in
    	conjunction with the Program under their own license agreement, and (ii)
    	are not derivative works of the Program.

    	 "Contributor" means any person or entity that distributes
    	the Program.

    	 "Licensed Patents" mean patent claims licensable by a
    	Contributor which are necessarily infringed by the use or sale of its
    	Contribution alone or when combined with the Program.

    	 "Program" means the Contributions distributed in accordance
    	with this Agreement.

    	 "Recipient" means anyone who receives the Program under
    	this Agreement, including all Contributors.

    	  2. GRANT OF RIGHTS

    	 a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each
    	Contributor hereby grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide,
    	royalty-free copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works
    	of, publicly display, publicly perform, distribute and sublicense the
    	Contribution of such Contributor, if any, and such derivative works, in
    	source code and object code form.

    	 b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each
    	Contributor hereby grants Recipient a non-exclusive, worldwide,
    	royalty-free patent license under Licensed Patents to make, use, sell,
    	offer to sell, import and otherwise transfer the Contribution of such
    	Contributor, if any, in source code and object code form. This patent
    	license shall apply to the combination of the Contribution and the
    	Program if, at the time the Contribution is added by the Contributor,
    	such addition of the Contribution causes such combination to be covered
    	by the Licensed Patents. The patent license shall not apply to any other
    	combinations which include the Contribution. No hardware per se is
    	licensed hereunder.

    	 c) Recipient understands that although each Contributor
    	grants the licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances
    	are provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe the
    	patent or other intellectual property rights of any other entity. Each
    	Contributor disclaims any liability to Recipient for claims brought by
    	any other entity based on infringement of intellectual property rights
    	or otherwise. As a condition to exercising the rights and licenses
    	granted hereunder, each Recipient hereby assumes sole responsibility to
    	secure any other intellectual property rights needed, if any. For
    	example, if a third party patent license is required to allow Recipient
    	to distribute the Program, it is Recipient's responsibility to acquire
    	that license before distributing the Program.

    	 d) Each Contributor represents that to its knowledge it
    	has sufficient copyright rights in its Contribution, if any, to grant
    	the copyright license set forth in this Agreement.

    	  3. REQUIREMENTS

    	 A Contributor may choose to distribute the Program in object code
    	form under its own license agreement, provided that:

    	 a) it complies with the terms and conditions of this
    	Agreement; and

    	 b) its license agreement:

    	 i) effectively disclaims on behalf of all Contributors
    	all warranties and conditions, express and implied, including warranties
    	or conditions of title and non-infringement, and implied warranties or
    	conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose;

    	 ii) effectively excludes on behalf of all Contributors
    	all liability for damages, including direct, indirect, special,
    	incidental and consequential damages, such as lost profits;

    	 iii) states that any provisions which differ from this
    	Agreement are offered by that Contributor alone and not by any other
    	party; and

    	 iv) states that source code for the Program is available
    	from such Contributor, and informs licensees how to obtain it in a
    	reasonable manner on or through a medium customarily used for software
    	exchange.

    	 When the Program is made available in source code form:

    	 a) it must be made available under this Agreement; and

    	 b) a copy of this Agreement must be included with each
    	copy of the Program.

    	 Contributors may not remove or alter any copyright notices contained
    	within the Program.

    	 Each Contributor must identify itself as the originator of its
    	Contribution, if any, in a manner that reasonably allows subsequent
    	Recipients to identify the originator of the Contribution.

    	  4. COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION

    	 Commercial distributors of software may accept certain
    	responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the
    	like. While this license is intended to facilitate the commercial use of
    	the Program, the Contributor who includes the Program in a commercial
    	product offering should do so in a manner which does not create
    	potential liability for other Contributors. Therefore, if a Contributor
    	includes the Program in a commercial product offering, such Contributor
    	("Commercial Contributor") hereby agrees to defend and
    	indemnify every other Contributor ("Indemnified Contributor")
    	against any losses, damages and costs (collectively "Losses")
    	arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third
    	party against the Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the
    	acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in connection with its
    	distribution of the Program in a commercial product offering. The
    	obligations in this section do not apply to any claims or Losses
    	relating to any actual or alleged intellectual property infringement. In
    	order to qualify, an Indemnified Contributor must: a) promptly notify
    	the Commercial Contributor in writing of such claim, and b) allow the
    	Commercial Contributor to control, and cooperate with the Commercial
    	Contributor in, the defense and any related settlement negotiations. The
    	Indemnified Contributor may participate in any such claim at its own
    	expense.

    	 For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial
    	product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial
    	Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance
    	claims, or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance
    	claims and warranties are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility
    	alone. Under this section, the Commercial Contributor would have to
    	defend claims against the other Contributors related to those
    	performance claims and warranties, and if a court requires any other
    	Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial Contributor
    	must pay those damages.

    	  5. NO WARRANTY

    	 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS
    	PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
    	OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
    	ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
    	OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely
    	responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and
    	distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its
    	exercise of rights under this Agreement , including but not limited to
    	the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws,
    	damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or
    	interruption of operations.

    	  6. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

    	 EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT
    	NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
    	INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
    	WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
    	LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
    	NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR
    	DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED
    	HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

    	  7. GENERAL

    	 If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under
    	applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
    	the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action
    	by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum
    	extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.

    	 If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity
    	(including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the
    	Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other
    	software or hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such
    	Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the
    	date such litigation is filed.

    	 All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it
    	fails to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this
    	Agreement and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time
    	after becoming aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights
    	under this Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and
    	distribution of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. However,
    	Recipient's obligations under this Agreement and any licenses granted by
    	Recipient relating to the Program shall continue and survive.

    	 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this
    	Agreement, but in order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is
    	copyrighted and may only be modified in the following manner. The
    	Agreement Steward reserves the right to publish new versions (including
    	revisions) of this Agreement from time to time. No one other than the
    	Agreement Steward has the right to modify this Agreement. The Eclipse
    	Foundation is the initial Agreement Steward. The Eclipse Foundation may
    	assign the responsibility to serve as the Agreement Steward to a
    	suitable separate entity. Each new version of the Agreement will be
    	given a distinguishing version number. The Program (including
    	Contributions) may always be distributed subject to the version of the
    	Agreement under which it was received. In addition, after a new version
    	of the Agreement is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the
    	Program (including its Contributions) under the new version. Except as
    	expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no
    	rights or licenses to the intellectual property of any Contributor under
    	this Agreement, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or
    	otherwise. All rights in the Program not expressly granted under this
    	Agreement are reserved.

    	 This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and
    	the intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party
    	to this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more
    	than one year after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its
    	rights to a jury trial in any resulting litigation.

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