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4 Copyright Release for<br>
5 Contributions To SQLite
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8 <p>
9 SQLite is software that implements an embeddable SQL database engine.
10 SQLite is available for free download from http://www.sqlite.org/.
11 The principal author and maintainer of SQLite has disclaimed all
12 copyright interest in his contributions to SQLite
13 and thus released his contributions into the public domain.
14 In order to keep the SQLite software unencumbered by copyright
15 claims, the principal author asks others who may from time to
16 time contribute changes and enhancements to likewise disclaim
17 their own individual copyright interest.
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20 <p>
21 Because the SQLite software found at http://www.sqlite.org/ is in the
22 public domain, anyone is free to download the SQLite software
23 from that website, make changes to the software, use, distribute,
24 or sell the modified software, under either the original name or
25 under some new name, without any need to obtain permission, pay
26 royalties, acknowledge the original source of the software, or
27 in any other way compensate, identify, or notify the original authors.
28 Nobody is in any way compelled to contribute their SQLite changes and
29 enhancements back to the SQLite website. This document concerns
30 only changes and enhancements to SQLite that are intentionally and
31 deliberately contributed back to the SQLite website.
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34 <p>
35 For the purposes of this document, "SQLite software" shall mean any
36 computer source code, documentation, makefiles, test scripts, or
37 other information that is published on the SQLite website,
38 http://www.sqlite.org/. Precompiled binaries are excluded from
39 the definition of "SQLite software" in this document because the
40 process of compiling the software may introduce information from
41 outside sources which is not properly a part of SQLite.
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44 <p>
45 The header comments on the SQLite source files exhort the reader to
46 share freely and to never take more than one gives.
47 In the spirit of that exhortation I make the following declarations:
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52 I dedicate to the public domain
53 any and all copyright interest in the SQLite software that
54 was publicly available on the SQLite website (http://www.sqlite.org/) prior
55 to the date of the signature below and any changes or enhancements to
56 the SQLite software
57 that I may cause to be published on that website in the future.
58 I make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and
59 to the detriment of my heirs and successors. I intend this
60 dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of
61 all present and future rights to the SQLite software under copyright
62 law.
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65 <li><p>
66 To the best of my knowledge and belief, the changes and enhancements that
67 I have contributed to SQLite are either originally written by me
68 or are derived from prior works which I have verified are also
69 in the public domain and are not subject to claims of copyright
70 by other parties.
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73 <li><p>
74 To the best of my knowledge and belief, no individual, business, organization,
75 government, or other entity has any copyright interest
76 in the SQLite software as it existed on the
77 SQLite website as of the date on the signature line below.
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80 <li><p>
81 I agree never to publish any additional information
82 to the SQLite website (by CVS, email, scp, FTP, or any other means) unless
83 that information is an original work of authorship by me or is derived from
84 prior published versions of SQLite.
85 I agree never to copy and paste code into the SQLite code base from
86 other sources.
87 I agree never to publish on the SQLite website any information that
88 would violate a law or breach a contract.
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96 Signature:
101 Date:
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104 Name (printed):
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