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1set rcsid {$Id: copyright.tcl,v 1.7 2007/05/06 21:20:43 drh Exp $}
2source common.tcl
3header {SQLite Copyright}
4puts {
5<h2>SQLite Copyright</h2>
6
7<table align="right" vspace="0" hspace="10" border="1" cellpadding="20">
8<tr><td align="center">
9<img src="nocopy.gif"><br>
10SQLite is in the<br>
11<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain">Public Domain</a>
12</td></tr>
13</table>
14
15<p>
16All of the deliverable code in SQLite has been dedicated to the
17<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain">public domain</a>
18by the authors.
19All code authors, and representatives of the companies they work for,
20have signed affidavits dedicating their contributions to
21the public domain and originals of
22those signed affidavits are stored in a firesafe at the main offices
23of <a href="http://www.hwaci.com">Hwaci</a>.
24Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute
25the original SQLite code, either in source code form or as a compiled binary,
26for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.
27</p>
28
29<p>
30The previous paragraph applies to the deliverable code in SQLite -
31those parts of the SQLite library that you actually bundle and
32ship with a larger application. Portions of the documentation and
33some code used as part of the build process might fall under
34other licenses. The details here are unclear. We do not worry
35about the licensing of the documentation and build code so much
36because none of these things are part of the core deliverable
37SQLite library.
38</p>
39
40<p>
41All of the deliverable code in SQLite has been written from scratch.
42No code has been taken from other projects or from the open
43internet. Every line of code can be traced back to its original
44author, and all of those authors have public domain dedications
45on file. So the SQLite code base is clean and is
46uncontaminated with licensed code from other projects.
47</p>
48
49<h2>Obtaining An Explicit License To Use SQLite</h2>
50
51<p>
52Even though SQLite is in the public domain and does not require
53a license, some users want to obtain a license anyway. Some reasons
54for obtaining a license include:
55</p>
56
57<ul>
58<li> You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
59 the public domain. </li>
60<li> You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
61 the right of an author to dedicate their work to the public
62 domain. </li>
63<li> You want to hold a tangible legal document
64 as evidence that you have the legal right to use and distribute
65 SQLite. </li>
66<li> Your legal department tells you that you have to purchase a license.
67 </li>
68</ul>
69
70<p>
71If you feel like you really have to purchase a license for SQLite,
72<a href="http://www.hwaci.com/">Hwaci</a>, the company that employs
73the architect and principal developers of SQLite, will sell you
74one.
75Please contact:
76</p>
77
78<blockquote>
79D. Richard Hipp <br />
80Hwaci - Applied Software Research <br />
81704.948.4565 <br />
82<a href="mailto:drh@hwaci.com">drh@hwaci.com</a>
83</blockquote>
84
85<h2>Contributed Code</h2>
86
87<p>
88In order to keep SQLite completely free and unencumbered by copyright,
89all new contributors to the SQLite code base are asked to dedicate
90their contributions to the public domain.
91If you want to send a patch or enhancement for possible inclusion in the
92SQLite source tree, please accompany the patch with the following statement:
93</p>
94
95<blockquote><i>
96The author or authors of this code dedicate any and all copyright interest
97in this code to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
98of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors.
99We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in
100perpetuity of all present and future rights to this code under copyright law.
101</i></blockquote>
102
103<p>
104We are not able to accept patches or changes to
105SQLite that are not accompanied by a statement such as the above.
106In addition, if you make
107changes or enhancements as an employee, then a simple statement such as the
108above is insufficient. You must also send by surface mail a copyright release
109signed by a company officer.
110A signed original of the copyright release should be mailed to:</p>
111
112<blockquote>
113Hwaci<br>
1146200 Maple Cove Lane<br>
115Charlotte, NC 28269<br>
116USA
117</blockquote>
118
119<p>
120A template copyright release is available
121in <a href="copyright-release.pdf">PDF</a> or
122<a href="copyright-release.html">HTML</a>.
123You can use this release to make future changes.
124</p>
125}
126footer $rcsid