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 Open Hardware Description License Version 1.0
 (Based on the MPL 2.0 RC2)
 ========================================================
 1. Definitions
 --------------
 #GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 Version 3, 29 June 2007
 1.1. "Contributor"
    means each individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to
    the creation of, or owns a Covered Hardware Description.
 1.2. "Contributor Version"
    means the combination of the Contributions of others (if any) used
    by a Contributor and that particular Contributor's Contribution.
 1.3. "Contribution"
    means Covered Hardware Description of a particular Contributor.
 1.4. "Covered Hardware Description"
    means Source Code Form to which the initial Contributor has attached
    the notice in Exhibit A, the Processed Form of such Source Code
    Form, and Modifications of such Source Code Form, in each case
    including portions thereof.
 1.5. "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses"
    means that the initial Contributor has attached the notice described in
    Exhibit B to the Covered Hardware Description
 1.6. "Processed Form"
    means any form of the work other than Source Code Form.
 1.7. "Larger Work"
    means a work that combines a Covered Hardware Description with code in a 
    separate file or files not governed by the terms of this License.
 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 1.8. "License"
    means this document.
 1.9. "Licensable"
    means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible,
    whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently, any and
    all of the rights conveyed by this License.
  This version of the GNU Lesser General Public License incorporates
 the terms and conditions of version 3 of the GNU General Public
 License, supplemented by the additional permissions listed below.
 1.10. "Modifications"
    means any of the following:
 #### 0. Additional Definitions.
    (a) any file in Source Code Form that results from an addition to,
        deletion from, or modification of the contents of a Covered
        Hardware Description; or
  As used herein, "this License" refers to version 3 of the GNU Lesser
 General Public License, and the "GNU GPL" refers to version 3 of the GNU
 General Public License.
    (b) any new file in Source Code Form that contains any Covered
        Hardware Description Source.
  "The Library" refers to a covered work governed by this License,
 other than an Application or a Combined Work as defined below.
 1.11. "Patent Claims" of a Contributor
    means any patent claim(s), including without limitation, method,
    process, and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by such
    Contributor that would be infringed, but for the grant of the
    License, by the making, using, selling, offering for sale, having
    made, import, or transfer of either its Contributions or its
    Contributor Version.
  An "Application" is any work that makes use of an interface provided
 by the Library, but which is not otherwise based on the Library.
 Defining a subclass of a class defined by the Library is deemed a mode
 of using an interface provided by the Library.
  A "Combined Work" is a work produced by combining or linking an
 Application with the Library.  The particular version of the Library
 with which the Combined Work was made is also called the "Linked
 Version".
  The "Minimal Corresponding Source" for a Combined Work means the
 Corresponding Source for the Combined Work, excluding any source code
 for portions of the Combined Work that, considered in isolation, are
 based on the Application, and not on the Linked Version.
  The "Corresponding Application Code" for a Combined Work means the
 object code and/or source code for the Application, including any data
 and utility programs needed for reproducing the Combined Work from the
 Application, but excluding the System Libraries of the Combined Work.
 #### 1. Exception to Section 3 of the GNU GPL.
  You may convey a covered work under sections 3 and 4 of this License
 without being bound by section 3 of the GNU GPL.
 1.12. "Secondary License"
    means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0 or later,
    the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1 or later, or the
    GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3.0 or later, or the
    TAPR Open Hardware License, Version 1.0 or later, or the CERN OHL,
    Verstion 1.1 or later.
 1.13. "Source Code Form"
    means the form of the work preferred for making modifications.
 1.14. "You" (or "Your")
    means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this
    License. For legal entities, "You" includes any entity that
    controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You. For
    purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct
    or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity,
    whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than
    fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial
    ownership of such entity.
 2. License Grants and Conditions
 --------------------------------
 2.1. Grants
 Each Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free,
 non-exclusive license:
 (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark)
    Licensable by such Contributor to use, reproduce, make available,
    modify, display, perform, distribute, and otherwise exploit its
    Contributions, either on an unmodified basis, with Modifications, or
    as part of a Larger Work; and
 (b) under Patent Claims of such Contributor to make, use, sell, offer
    for sale, have made, import, and otherwise transfer either its
    Contributions or its Contributor Version.
 2.2. Effective Date
 The licenses granted in Section 2.1 with respect to any Contribution
 become effective for each Contribution on the date the Contributor first
 distributes such Contribution.
 2.3. Limitations on Grant Scope
 The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted under
 this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied from the
 distribution or licensing of Covered Hardware Description under this License.
 Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted by a
 Contributor:
 (a) for any code that a Contributor has removed from Covered Hardware 
    Description; or
 (b) for infringements caused by: (i) Your and any other third party's
    modifications of a Covered Hardware Description, or (ii) the combination 
    of its Contributions with other Source (except as part of its Contributor
    Version); or
 (c) under Patent Claims infringed by a Covered Hardware Description in the 
    absence of its Contributions.
 This License does not grant any rights in the trademarks, service marks,
 or logos of any Contributor (except as may be necessary to comply with
 the notice requirements in Section 3.4).
 2.4. Subsequent Licenses
 No Contributor makes additional grants as a result of Your choice to
 distribute the Covered Hardware Description under a subsequent version of this
 License (see Section 10.2) or under the terms of a Secondary License (if
 permitted under the terms of Section 3.3).
 2.5. Representation
 Each Contributor represents that the Contributor believes its
 Contributions are its original creation(s) or it has sufficient rights
 to grant the rights to its Contributions conveyed by this License.
 2.6. Fair Use
 This License is not intended to limit any rights You have under
 applicable copyright doctrines of fair use, fair dealing, or other
 equivalents.
 2.7. Conditions
 Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 are conditions of the licenses granted
 in Section 2.1.
 3. Responsibilities
 -------------------
 3.1. Distribution of Source Form
 All distribution of Covered Hardware Description in Source Code Form, 
 including any Modifications that You create or to which You contribute, must be
 under the terms of this License. You must inform recipients that the Source
 Code Form of the Covered Hardware Description is governed by the terms of this
 License, and how they can obtain a copy of this License. You may not
 attempt to alter or restrict the recipients' rights in the Source Code
 Form.
 3.2. Distribution of Processed Form
 If You distribute Covered Hardware Description in Processed Form then:
 (a) such Covered Hardware Description must also be made available in Source 
    Code Form, as described in Section 3.1, and You must inform recipients of
    the Processed Form how they can obtain a copy of such Source Code
    Form by reasonable means in a timely manner, at a charge no more
    than the cost of distribution to the recipient; and
 (b) You may distribute such Processed Form under the terms of this
    License, or sublicense it under different terms, provided that the
    license for the Processed Form does not attempt to limit or alter
    the recipients' rights in the Source Code Form under this License.
 3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work
 You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms of Your choice,
 provided that You also comply with the requirements of this License for
 the Covered Hardware Description. If the Larger Work is a combination of a 
 Covered Hardware Description with a work governed by a Secondary License, and 
 the Covered Hardware Description is not Incompatible With Secondary Licenses, 
 this License permits You to additionally distribute such Covered Hardware 
 Description under the terms of that Secondary License, so that the recipient of
 the Larger Work may, at their option, further distribute the Covered Hardware 
 Description under the terms of either this License or that Secondary License.
 3.4. Notices
 You may not remove or alter the substance of any license notices
 (including copyright notices, patent notices, disclaimers of warranty,
 or limitations of liability) contained within the Source Code Form of
 the Covered Hardware Description, except that You may alter any license notices
 to the extent required to remedy known factual inaccuracies.
 3.5. Application of Additional Terms
 You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support,
 indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of a Covered
 Hardware Description. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and not 
 on behalf of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear that any
 such warranty, support, indemnity, or liability obligation is offered by
 You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every Contributor for any
 liability incurred by such Contributor as a result of warranty, support,
 indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may include additional
 disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability specific to any
 jurisdiction.
 4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation
 ---------------------------------------------------
 If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this
 License with respect to some or all of the Covered Hardware Description due to
 statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must: (a) comply with
 the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible; and (b)
 describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description must
 be placed in a text file included with all distributions of the Covered
 Hardware Description under this License. Except to the extent prohibited by 
 statute or regulation, such description must be sufficiently detailed for a
 recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it.
 5. Termination
 --------------
 5.1. The rights granted under this License will terminate automatically
 if You fail to comply with any of its terms. However, if You become
 compliant, then the rights granted under this License from a particular
 Contributor are reinstated (a) provisionally, unless and until such
 Contributor explicitly and finally terminates Your grants, and (b) on an
 ongoing basis, if such Contributor fails to notify You of the
 non-compliance by some reasonable means prior to 60 days after You have
 come back into compliance. Moreover, Your grants from a particular
 Contributor are reinstated on an ongoing basis if such Contributor
 notifies You of the non-compliance by some reasonable means, this is the
 first time You have received notice of non-compliance with this License
 from such Contributor, and You become compliant prior to 30 days after
 Your receipt of the notice.
 5.2. If You initiate litigation against any entity by asserting a patent
 infringement claim (excluding declaratory judgment actions,
 counter-claims, and cross-claims) alleging that a Contributor Version
 directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then the rights granted to
 You by any and all Contributors for the Covered Hardware Description under 
 Section 2.1 of this License shall terminate.
 5.3. In the event of termination under Sections 5.1 or 5.2 above, all
 end user license agreements (excluding distributors and resellers) which
 have been validly granted by You or Your distributors under this License
 prior to termination shall survive termination.
 ************************************************************************
 *                                                                      *
 *  6. Disclaimer of Warranty                                           *
 *  -------------------------                                           *
 *                                                                      *
 *  The Covered Hardware Description is provided under this License on  *
 *  an "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind, either expressed,   *
 *  implied, or statutory, including, without limitation, warranties    *
 *  that the Covered Hardware Description is free of defects,           *
 *  merchantable, fit for a particular purpose or non-infringing. The   *
 *  entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Covered        *
 *  Hardware Description is with You. Should any Covered Hardware       *
 *  Description prove defective in any respect, You (not any            *
 *  Contributor) assume the cost of any necessary servicing, repair, or *
 *  correction. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential    *
 *  part of this License. No use of any Covered Hardware Description is *
 *  authorized under this License except under this disclaimer.         *
 *                                                                      *
 ************************************************************************
 ************************************************************************
 *                                                                      *
 *  7. Limitation of Liability                                          *
 *  --------------------------                                          *
 *                                                                      *
 *  Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort      *
 *  (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall any           *
 *  Contributor, or anyone who distributes Covered Hardware Description *
 *  as permitted above, be liable to You for any direct, indirect,      *
 *  special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character      *
 *  including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of    *
 *  goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any    *
 *  and all other commercial damages or losses, even if such party      *
 *  shall have been informed of the possibility of such damages. This   *
 *  limitation of liability shall not apply to liability for death or   *
 *  personal injury resulting from such party's negligence to the       *
 *  extent applicable law prohibits such limitation. Some               *
 *  jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of           *
 *  incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion and          *
 *  limitation may not apply to You.                                    *
 *                                                                      *
 ************************************************************************
 8. Litigation
 -------------
 Any litigation relating to this License may be brought only in the
 courts of a jurisdiction where the defendant maintains its principal
 place of business and such litigation shall be governed by laws of that
 jurisdiction, without reference to its conflict-of-law provisions.
 Nothing in this Section shall prevent a party's ability to bring
 cross-claims or counter-claims.
 9. Miscellaneous
 ----------------
 This License represents the complete agreement concerning the subject
 matter hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be
 unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent
 necessary to make it enforceable. Any law or regulation which provides
 that the language of a contract shall be construed against the drafter
 shall not be used to construe this License against a Contributor.
 10. Versions of the License
 ---------------------------
 10.1. New Versions
 Julius Baxter is the license steward. Except as provided in Section
 10.3, no one other than the license steward has the right to modify or
 publish new versions of this License. Each version will be given a
 distinguishing version number.
 10.2. Effect of New Versions
 You may distribute the Covered Hardware Description under the terms of the 
 version of the License under which You originally received the Covered Hardware
 Description, or under the terms of any subsequent version published by the 
 license steward.
 10.3. Modified Versions
 If you create designs not governed by this License, and you want to
 create a new license for such designs, you may create and use a
 modified version of this License if you rename the license and remove
 any references to the name of the license steward (except to note that
 such modified license differs from this License).
 10.4. Distributing Source Code Form that is Incompatible With Secondary
 Licenses
 If You choose to distribute Source Code Form that is Incompatible With
 Secondary Licenses under the terms of this version of the License, the
 notice described in Exhibit B of this License must be attached.
 Exhibit A - Source Code Form License Notice
 -------------------------------------------
  This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the 
  Open Hardware Description License, v. 1.0. If a copy 
  of the OHDL was not distributed with this file, You 
  can obtain one at http://juliusbaxter.net/ohdl/ohdl.txt
 If it is not possible or desirable to put the notice in a particular
 file, then You may include the notice in a location (such as a LICENSE
 file in a relevant directory) where a recipient would be likely to look
 for such a notice.
 You may add additional accurate notices of copyright ownership.
 Exhibit B - "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses" Notice
 ---------------------------------------------------------
  This Source Code Form is "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses", as
  defined by the Open Hardware Description License, v. 1.0.
 #### 2. Conveying Modified Versions.
  If you modify a copy of the Library, and, in your modifications, a
 facility refers to a function or data to be supplied by an Application
 that uses the facility (other than as an argument passed when the
 facility is invoked), then you may convey a copy of the modified
 version:
   a) under this License, provided that you make a good faith effort to
   ensure that, in the event an Application does not supply the
   function or data, the facility still operates, and performs
   whatever part of its purpose remains meaningful, or
   b) under the GNU GPL, with none of the additional permissions of
   this License applicable to that copy.
 #### 3. Object Code Incorporating Material from Library Header Files.
  The object code form of an Application may incorporate material from
 a header file that is part of the Library.  You may convey such object
 code under terms of your choice, provided that, if the incorporated
 material is not limited to numerical parameters, data structure
 layouts and accessors, or small macros, inline functions and templates
 (ten or fewer lines in length), you do both of the following:
   a) Give prominent notice with each copy of the object code that the
   Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are
   covered by this License.
   b) Accompany the object code with a copy of the GNU GPL and this license
   document.
 #### 4. Combined Works.
  You may convey a Combined Work under terms of your choice that,
 taken together, effectively do not restrict modification of the
 portions of the Library contained in the Combined Work and reverse
 engineering for debugging such modifications, if you also do each of
 the following:
   a) Give prominent notice with each copy of the Combined Work that
   the Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are
   covered by this License.
   b) Accompany the Combined Work with a copy of the GNU GPL and this license
   document.
   c) For a Combined Work that displays copyright notices during
   execution, include the copyright notice for the Library among
   these notices, as well as a reference directing the user to the
   copies of the GNU GPL and this license document.
   d) Do one of the following:
   *0) Convey the Minimal Corresponding Source under the terms of this
      License, and the Corresponding Application Code in a form
      suitable for, and under terms that permit, the user to
      recombine or relink the Application with a modified version of
      the Linked Version to produce a modified Combined Work, in the
      manner specified by section 6 of the GNU GPL for conveying
      Corresponding Source.*
   *1) Use a suitable shared library mechanism for linking with the
       Library.  A suitable mechanism is one that (a) uses at run time
       a copy of the Library already present on the user's computer
       system, and (b) will operate properly with a modified version
       of the Library that is interface-compatible with the Linked
       Version.*
   e) Provide Installation Information, but only if you would otherwise
   be required to provide such information under section 6 of the
   GNU GPL, and only to the extent that such information is
   necessary to install and execute a modified version of the
   Combined Work produced by recombining or relinking the
   Application with a modified version of the Linked Version. (If
   you use option 4d0, the Installation Information must accompany
   the Minimal Corresponding Source and Corresponding Application
   Code. If you use option 4d1, you must provide the Installation
   Information in the manner specified by section 6 of the GNU GPL
   for conveying Corresponding Source.)
 #### 5. Combined Libraries.
  You may place library facilities that are a work based on the
 Library side by side in a single library together with other library
 facilities that are not Applications and are not covered by this
 License, and convey such a combined library under terms of your
 choice, if you do both of the following:
   a) Accompany the combined library with a copy of the same work based
   on the Library, uncombined with any other library facilities,
   conveyed under the terms of this License.
   b) Give prominent notice with the combined library that part of it
   is a work based on the Library, and explaining where to find the
   accompanying uncombined form of the same work.
 #### 6. Revised Versions of the GNU Lesser General Public License.
  The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions
 of the GNU Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new
 versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may
 differ in detail to address new problems or concerns.
  Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the
 Library as you received it specifies that a certain numbered version
 of the GNU Lesser General Public License "or any later version"
 applies to it, you have the option of following the terms and
 conditions either of that published version or of any later version
 published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Library as you
 received it does not specify a version number of the GNU Lesser
 General Public License, you may choose any version of the GNU Lesser
 General Public License ever published by the Free Software Foundation.
  If the Library as you received it specifies that a proxy can decide
 whether future versions of the GNU Lesser General Public License shall
 apply, that proxy's public statement of acceptance of any version is
 permanent authorization for you to choose that version for the
 Library.