1 Unless otherwise stated, use, modification, and distribution are subject to the
2 terms of the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1. Alternatively, (at your
3 option) use, modification, and distribution are instead subject to the terms of
4 either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or the GNU Lesser General Public
5 License Version 2.1. The text of these licenses follows.
7 ********************************************************************************
16 1.0.1. "Commercial Use" means distribution or otherwise making the
17 Covered Code available to a third party.
19 1.1. "Contributor" means each entity that creates or contributes to
20 the creation of Modifications.
22 1.2. "Contributor Version" means the combination of the Original
23 Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications
24 made by that particular Contributor.
26 1.3. "Covered Code" means the Original Code or Modifications or the
27 combination of the Original Code and Modifications, in each case
28 including portions thereof.
30 1.4. "Electronic Distribution Mechanism" means a mechanism generally
31 accepted in the software development community for the electronic
34 1.5. "Executable" means Covered Code in any form other than Source
37 1.6. "Initial Developer" means the individual or entity identified
38 as the Initial Developer in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit
41 1.7. "Larger Work" means a work which combines Covered Code or
42 portions thereof with code not governed by the terms of this License.
44 1.8. "License" means this document.
46 1.8.1. "Licensable" means having the right to grant, to the maximum
47 extent possible, whether at the time of the initial grant or
48 subsequently acquired, any and all of the rights conveyed herein.
50 1.9. "Modifications" means any addition to or deletion from the
51 substance or structure of either the Original Code or any previous
52 Modifications. When Covered Code is released as a series of files, a
54 A. Any addition to or deletion from the contents of a file
55 containing Original Code or previous Modifications.
57 B. Any new file that contains any part of the Original Code or
58 previous Modifications.
60 1.10. "Original Code" means Source Code of computer software code
61 which is described in the Source Code notice required by Exhibit A as
62 Original Code, and which, at the time of its release under this
63 License is not already Covered Code governed by this License.
65 1.10.1. "Patent Claims" means any patent claim(s), now owned or
66 hereafter acquired, including without limitation, method, process,
67 and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by grantor.
69 1.11. "Source Code" means the preferred form of the Covered Code for
70 making modifications to it, including all modules it contains, plus
71 any associated interface definition files, scripts used to control
72 compilation and installation of an Executable, or source code
73 differential comparisons against either the Original Code or another
74 well known, available Covered Code of the Contributor's choice. The
75 Source Code can be in a compressed or archival form, provided the
76 appropriate decompression or de-archiving software is widely available
79 1.12. "You" (or "Your") means an individual or a legal entity
80 exercising rights under, and complying with all of the terms of, this
81 License or a future version of this License issued under Section 6.1.
82 For legal entities, "You" includes any entity which controls, is
83 controlled by, or is under common control with You. For purposes of
84 this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct or indirect,
85 to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by
86 contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than fifty percent
87 (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such
90 2. Source Code License.
92 2.1. The Initial Developer Grant.
93 The Initial Developer hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free,
94 non-exclusive license, subject to third party intellectual property
96 (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or
97 trademark) Licensable by Initial Developer to use, reproduce,
98 modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Original
99 Code (or portions thereof) with or without Modifications, and/or
100 as part of a Larger Work; and
102 (b) under Patents Claims infringed by the making, using or
103 selling of Original Code, to make, have made, use, practice,
104 sell, and offer for sale, and/or otherwise dispose of the
105 Original Code (or portions thereof).
107 (c) the licenses granted in this Section 2.1(a) and (b) are
108 effective on the date Initial Developer first distributes
109 Original Code under the terms of this License.
111 (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is
112 granted: 1) for code that You delete from the Original Code; 2)
113 separate from the Original Code; or 3) for infringements caused
114 by: i) the modification of the Original Code or ii) the
115 combination of the Original Code with other software or devices.
117 2.2. Contributor Grant.
118 Subject to third party intellectual property claims, each Contributor
119 hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license
121 (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or
122 trademark) Licensable by Contributor, to use, reproduce, modify,
123 display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Modifications
124 created by such Contributor (or portions thereof) either on an
125 unmodified basis, with other Modifications, as Covered Code
126 and/or as part of a Larger Work; and
128 (b) under Patent Claims infringed by the making, using, or
129 selling of Modifications made by that Contributor either alone
130 and/or in combination with its Contributor Version (or portions
131 of such combination), to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have
132 made, and/or otherwise dispose of: 1) Modifications made by that
133 Contributor (or portions thereof); and 2) the combination of
134 Modifications made by that Contributor with its Contributor
135 Version (or portions of such combination).
137 (c) the licenses granted in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b) are
138 effective on the date Contributor first makes Commercial Use of
141 (d) Notwithstanding Section 2.2(b) above, no patent license is
142 granted: 1) for any code that Contributor has deleted from the
143 Contributor Version; 2) separate from the Contributor Version;
144 3) for infringements caused by: i) third party modifications of
145 Contributor Version or ii) the combination of Modifications made
146 by that Contributor with other software (except as part of the
147 Contributor Version) or other devices; or 4) under Patent Claims
148 infringed by Covered Code in the absence of Modifications made by
151 3. Distribution Obligations.
153 3.1. Application of License.
154 The Modifications which You create or to which You contribute are
155 governed by the terms of this License, including without limitation
156 Section 2.2. The Source Code version of Covered Code may be
157 distributed only under the terms of this License or a future version
158 of this License released under Section 6.1, and You must include a
159 copy of this License with every copy of the Source Code You
160 distribute. You may not offer or impose any terms on any Source Code
161 version that alters or restricts the applicable version of this
162 License or the recipients' rights hereunder. However, You may include
163 an additional document offering the additional rights described in
166 3.2. Availability of Source Code.
167 Any Modification which You create or to which You contribute must be
168 made available in Source Code form under the terms of this License
169 either on the same media as an Executable version or via an accepted
170 Electronic Distribution Mechanism to anyone to whom you made an
171 Executable version available; and if made available via Electronic
172 Distribution Mechanism, must remain available for at least twelve (12)
173 months after the date it initially became available, or at least six
174 (6) months after a subsequent version of that particular Modification
175 has been made available to such recipients. You are responsible for
176 ensuring that the Source Code version remains available even if the
177 Electronic Distribution Mechanism is maintained by a third party.
179 3.3. Description of Modifications.
180 You must cause all Covered Code to which You contribute to contain a
181 file documenting the changes You made to create that Covered Code and
182 the date of any change. You must include a prominent statement that
183 the Modification is derived, directly or indirectly, from Original
184 Code provided by the Initial Developer and including the name of the
185 Initial Developer in (a) the Source Code, and (b) in any notice in an
186 Executable version or related documentation in which You describe the
187 origin or ownership of the Covered Code.
189 3.4. Intellectual Property Matters
190 (a) Third Party Claims.
191 If Contributor has knowledge that a license under a third party's
192 intellectual property rights is required to exercise the rights
193 granted by such Contributor under Sections 2.1 or 2.2,
194 Contributor must include a text file with the Source Code
195 distribution titled "LEGAL" which describes the claim and the
196 party making the claim in sufficient detail that a recipient will
197 know whom to contact. If Contributor obtains such knowledge after
198 the Modification is made available as described in Section 3.2,
199 Contributor shall promptly modify the LEGAL file in all copies
200 Contributor makes available thereafter and shall take other steps
201 (such as notifying appropriate mailing lists or newsgroups)
202 reasonably calculated to inform those who received the Covered
203 Code that new knowledge has been obtained.
205 (b) Contributor APIs.
206 If Contributor's Modifications include an application programming
207 interface and Contributor has knowledge of patent licenses which
208 are reasonably necessary to implement that API, Contributor must
209 also include this information in the LEGAL file.
212 Contributor represents that, except as disclosed pursuant to
213 Section 3.4(a) above, Contributor believes that Contributor's
214 Modifications are Contributor's original creation(s) and/or
215 Contributor has sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by
218 3.5. Required Notices.
219 You must duplicate the notice in Exhibit A in each file of the Source
220 Code. If it is not possible to put such notice in a particular Source
221 Code file due to its structure, then You must include such notice in a
222 location (such as a relevant directory) where a user would be likely
223 to look for such a notice. If You created one or more Modification(s)
224 You may add your name as a Contributor to the notice described in
225 Exhibit A. You must also duplicate this License in any documentation
226 for the Source Code where You describe recipients' rights or ownership
227 rights relating to Covered Code. You may choose to offer, and to
228 charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability
229 obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Code. However, You
230 may do so only on Your own behalf, and not on behalf of the Initial
231 Developer or any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear than
232 any such warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligation is
233 offered by You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify the Initial
234 Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by the
235 Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of warranty,
236 support, indemnity or liability terms You offer.
238 3.6. Distribution of Executable Versions.
239 You may distribute Covered Code in Executable form only if the
240 requirements of Section 3.1-3.5 have been met for that Covered Code,
241 and if You include a notice stating that the Source Code version of
242 the Covered Code is available under the terms of this License,
243 including a description of how and where You have fulfilled the
244 obligations of Section 3.2. The notice must be conspicuously included
245 in any notice in an Executable version, related documentation or
246 collateral in which You describe recipients' rights relating to the
247 Covered Code. You may distribute the Executable version of Covered
248 Code or ownership rights under a license of Your choice, which may
249 contain terms different from this License, provided that You are in
250 compliance with the terms of this License and that the license for the
251 Executable version does not attempt to limit or alter the recipient's
252 rights in the Source Code version from the rights set forth in this
253 License. If You distribute the Executable version under a different
254 license You must make it absolutely clear that any terms which differ
255 from this License are offered by You alone, not by the Initial
256 Developer or any Contributor. You hereby agree to indemnify the
257 Initial Developer and every Contributor for any liability incurred by
258 the Initial Developer or such Contributor as a result of any such
262 You may create a Larger Work by combining Covered Code with other code
263 not governed by the terms of this License and distribute the Larger
264 Work as a single product. In such a case, You must make sure the
265 requirements of this License are fulfilled for the Covered Code.
267 4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation.
269 If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this
270 License with respect to some or all of the Covered Code due to
271 statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must: (a) comply with
272 the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible; and (b)
273 describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description
274 must be included in the LEGAL file described in Section 3.4 and must
275 be included with all distributions of the Source Code. Except to the
276 extent prohibited by statute or regulation, such description must be
277 sufficiently detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to
280 5. Application of this License.
282 This License applies to code to which the Initial Developer has
283 attached the notice in Exhibit A and to related Covered Code.
285 6. Versions of the License.
288 Netscape Communications Corporation ("Netscape") may publish revised
289 and/or new versions of the License from time to time. Each version
290 will be given a distinguishing version number.
292 6.2. Effect of New Versions.
293 Once Covered Code has been published under a particular version of the
294 License, You may always continue to use it under the terms of that
295 version. You may also choose to use such Covered Code under the terms
296 of any subsequent version of the License published by Netscape. No one
297 other than Netscape has the right to modify the terms applicable to
298 Covered Code created under this License.
300 6.3. Derivative Works.
301 If You create or use a modified version of this License (which you may
302 only do in order to apply it to code which is not already Covered Code
303 governed by this License), You must (a) rename Your license so that
304 the phrases "Mozilla", "MOZILLAPL", "MOZPL", "Netscape",
305 "MPL", "NPL" or any confusingly similar phrase do not appear in your
306 license (except to note that your license differs from this License)
307 and (b) otherwise make it clear that Your version of the license
308 contains terms which differ from the Mozilla Public License and
309 Netscape Public License. (Filling in the name of the Initial
310 Developer, Original Code or Contributor in the notice described in
311 Exhibit A shall not of themselves be deemed to be modifications of
314 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.
316 COVERED CODE IS PROVIDED UNDER THIS LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
317 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
318 WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES THAT THE COVERED CODE IS FREE OF
319 DEFECTS, MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING.
320 THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COVERED CODE
321 IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY COVERED CODE PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT,
322 YOU (NOT THE INITIAL DEVELOPER OR ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE
323 COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER
324 OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS LICENSE. NO USE OF
325 ANY COVERED CODE IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER.
329 8.1. This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate
330 automatically if You fail to comply with terms herein and fail to cure
331 such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All
332 sublicenses to the Covered Code which are properly granted shall
333 survive any termination of this License. Provisions which, by their
334 nature, must remain in effect beyond the termination of this License
337 8.2. If You initiate litigation by asserting a patent infringement
338 claim (excluding declatory judgment actions) against Initial Developer
339 or a Contributor (the Initial Developer or Contributor against whom
340 You file such action is referred to as "Participant") alleging that:
342 (a) such Participant's Contributor Version directly or indirectly
343 infringes any patent, then any and all rights granted by such
344 Participant to You under Sections 2.1 and/or 2.2 of this License
345 shall, upon 60 days notice from Participant terminate prospectively,
346 unless if within 60 days after receipt of notice You either: (i)
347 agree in writing to pay Participant a mutually agreeable reasonable
348 royalty for Your past and future use of Modifications made by such
349 Participant, or (ii) withdraw Your litigation claim with respect to
350 the Contributor Version against such Participant. If within 60 days
351 of notice, a reasonable royalty and payment arrangement are not
352 mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties or the litigation claim
353 is not withdrawn, the rights granted by Participant to You under
354 Sections 2.1 and/or 2.2 automatically terminate at the expiration of
355 the 60 day notice period specified above.
357 (b) any software, hardware, or device, other than such Participant's
358 Contributor Version, directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then
359 any rights granted to You by such Participant under Sections 2.1(b)
360 and 2.2(b) are revoked effective as of the date You first made, used,
361 sold, distributed, or had made, Modifications made by that
364 8.3. If You assert a patent infringement claim against Participant
365 alleging that such Participant's Contributor Version directly or
366 indirectly infringes any patent where such claim is resolved (such as
367 by license or settlement) prior to the initiation of patent
368 infringement litigation, then the reasonable value of the licenses
369 granted by such Participant under Sections 2.1 or 2.2 shall be taken
370 into account in determining the amount or value of any payment or
373 8.4. In the event of termination under Sections 8.1 or 8.2 above,
374 all end user license agreements (excluding distributors and resellers)
375 which have been validly granted by You or any distributor hereunder
376 prior to termination shall survive termination.
378 9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
380 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT
381 (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL YOU, THE INITIAL
382 DEVELOPER, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF COVERED CODE,
383 OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR
384 ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
385 CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL,
386 WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER
387 COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN
388 INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION OF
389 LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY
390 RESULTING FROM SUCH PARTY'S NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW
391 PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
392 EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
393 THIS EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
395 10. U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS.
397 The Covered Code is a "commercial item," as that term is defined in
398 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of "commercial computer
399 software" and "commercial computer software documentation," as such
400 terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48
401 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4 (June 1995),
402 all U.S. Government End Users acquire Covered Code with only those
403 rights set forth herein.
407 This License represents the complete agreement concerning subject
408 matter hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be
409 unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent
410 necessary to make it enforceable. This License shall be governed by
411 California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if
412 any, provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions.
413 With respect to disputes in which at least one party is a citizen of,
414 or an entity chartered or registered to do business in the United
415 States of America, any litigation relating to this License shall be
416 subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts of the Northern
417 District of California, with venue lying in Santa Clara County,
418 California, with the losing party responsible for costs, including
419 without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and
420 expenses. The application of the United Nations Convention on
421 Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded.
422 Any law or regulation which provides that the language of a contract
423 shall be construed against the drafter shall not apply to this
426 12. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLAIMS.
428 As between Initial Developer and the Contributors, each party is
429 responsible for claims and damages arising, directly or indirectly,
430 out of its utilization of rights under this License and You agree to
431 work with Initial Developer and Contributors to distribute such
432 responsibility on an equitable basis. Nothing herein is intended or
433 shall be deemed to constitute any admission of liability.
435 13. MULTIPLE-LICENSED CODE.
437 Initial Developer may designate portions of the Covered Code as
438 "Multiple-Licensed". "Multiple-Licensed" means that the Initial
439 Developer permits you to utilize portions of the Covered Code under
440 Your choice of the NPL or the alternative licenses, if any, specified
441 by the Initial Developer in the file described in Exhibit A.
443 EXHIBIT A -Mozilla Public License.
445 ``The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
446 Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
447 compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
448 http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
450 Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
451 basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
452 License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
455 The Original Code is ______________________________________.
457 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is ________________________.
458 Portions created by ______________________ are Copyright (C) ______
459 _______________________. All Rights Reserved.
461 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
463 Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms
464 of the _____ license (the "[___] License"), in which case the
465 provisions of [______] License are applicable instead of those
466 above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this file only
467 under the terms of the [____] License and not to allow others to use
468 your version of this file under the MPL, indicate your decision by
469 deleting the provisions above and replace them with the notice and
470 other provisions required by the [___] License. If you do not delete
471 the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of this file
472 under either the MPL or the [___] License."
474 [NOTE: The text of this Exhibit A may differ slightly from the text of
475 the notices in the Source Code files of the Original Code. You should
476 use the text of this Exhibit A rather than the text found in the
477 Original Code Source Code for Your Modifications.]
479 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
483 The Netscape Public License Version 1.1 ("NPL") consists of the
484 Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 with the following Amendments,
485 including Exhibit A-Netscape Public License. Files identified with
486 "Exhibit A-Netscape Public License" are governed by the Netscape
487 Public License Version 1.1.
489 Additional Terms applicable to the Netscape Public License.
491 These additional terms described in this Netscape Public
492 License -- Amendments shall apply to the Mozilla Communicator
493 client code and to all Covered Code under this License.
495 II. "Netscape's Branded Code" means Covered Code that Netscape
496 distributes and/or permits others to distribute under one or more
497 trademark(s) which are controlled by Netscape but which are not
498 licensed for use under this License.
500 III. Netscape and logo.
501 This License does not grant any rights to use the trademarks
502 "Netscape", the "Netscape N and horizon" logo or the "Netscape
503 lighthouse" logo, "Netcenter", "Gecko", "Java" or "JavaScript",
504 "Smart Browsing" even if such marks are included in the Original
505 Code or Modifications.
507 IV. Inability to Comply Due to Contractual Obligation.
508 Prior to licensing the Original Code under this License, Netscape
509 has licensed third party code for use in Netscape's Branded Code.
510 To the extent that Netscape is limited contractually from making
511 such third party code available under this License, Netscape may
512 choose to reintegrate such code into Covered Code without being
513 required to distribute such code in Source Code form, even if
514 such code would otherwise be considered "Modifications" under
517 V. Use of Modifications and Covered Code by Initial Developer.
519 The obligations of Section 3 apply to Netscape, except to
520 the extent specified in this Amendment, Section V.2 and V.3.
523 Netscape may include Covered Code in products other than the
524 Netscape's Branded Code which are released by Netscape
525 during the two (2) years following the release date of the
526 Original Code, without such additional products becoming
527 subject to the terms of this License, and may license such
528 additional products on different terms from those contained
531 V.3. Alternative Licensing.
532 Netscape may license the Source Code of Netscape's Branded
533 Code, including Modifications incorporated therein, without
534 such Netscape Branded Code becoming subject to the terms of
535 this License, and may license such Netscape Branded Code on
536 different terms from those contained in this License.
539 Notwithstanding the limitations of Section 11 above, the
540 provisions regarding litigation in Section 11(a), (b) and (c) of
541 the License shall apply to all disputes relating to this License.
543 EXHIBIT A-Netscape Public License.
545 "The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public
546 License Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file
547 except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
548 the License at http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
550 Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS
551 IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
552 implied. See the License for the specific language governing
553 rights and limitations under the License.
555 The Original Code is Mozilla Communicator client code, released
558 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
559 Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are
560 Copyright (C) 1998-1999 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
563 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
565 Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the
566 terms of the _____ license (the "[___] License"), in which case
567 the provisions of [______] License are applicable instead of
568 those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this
569 file only under the terms of the [____] License and not to allow
570 others to use your version of this file under the NPL, indicate
571 your decision by deleting the provisions above and replace them
572 with the notice and other provisions required by the [___]
573 License. If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient
574 may use your version of this file under either the NPL or the
577 ********************************************************************************
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