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Preamble

This license establishes the terms under which a given free  software Package may
be copied, modified, distributed, and / or  redistributed. The intent is that the
Copyright Holder  maintains  some  artistic  control over the development of that
Package  while still  keeping  the  Package  available  as  open  source and free
software.
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directly  with  the  Copyright  Holder  of  a given Package. If the terms of this
license do not permit the full use that you  propose  to make of the Package, you
should contact the Copyright Holder and seek a different licensing arrangement.

Definitions

"Copyright  Holder"  means  the  individual(s)  or  organization(s)  named in the
copyright notice for the entire Package.

"Contributor" means any party  that has contributed code or other material to the
Package, in accordance with the Copyright Holder's procedures.

"You" and "your"  means  any person who would like to copy, distribute, or modify
the Package.

"Package" means  the collection of files distributed by the Copyright Holder, and
derivatives of that collection and/or of those files. A given Package may consist
of either the Standard Version, or a Modified Version.

"Distribute"  means  providing  a copy of  the Package or making it accessible to
anyone else,  or  in  the case of a company or organization, to others outside of
your company or organization.

"Distributor Fee"  means any fee that you charge for Distributing this Package or
providing  support  for this Package to another party. It does not mean licensing
fees.

"Standard Version" refers to the Package if it has not been modified, or has been
modified only in ways explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

"Modified Version"  means  the  Package, if it has been changed, and such changes
were not explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

"Original License" means  this  Artistic License as Distributed with the Standard
Version of the Package,  in  its  current version or as it may be modified by The
Perl Foundation in the future.

"Source"  form  means  the  source  code, documentation source, and configuration
files for the Package.

"Compiled" form  means  the  compiled bytecode, object code, binary, or any other
form resulting from mechanical transformation or translation of the Source form.

Permission for Use and Modification Without Distribution

(1) You  are  permitted  to  use the Standard Version and create and use Modified
Versions for any purpose without restriction, provided that you do not Distribute
the Modified Version.

Permissions for Redistribution of the Standard Version

(2) You may Distribute verbatim copies of the Source form of the Standard Version
of  this  Package  in  any  medium  without  restriction,  either gratis or for a
Distributor  Fee,  provided  that  you  duplicate  all  of the original copyright
notices and associated disclaimers. At your discretion,  such verbatim copies may
or may not include a Compiled form of the Package.

(3) You may  apply  any  bug  fixes, portability changes, and other modifications
made  available  from  the  Copyright Holder. The resulting Package will still be
considered  the  Standard  Version,  and  as such will be subject to the Original
License.

Distribution of Modified Versions of the Package as Source

(4) You may  Distribute  your Modified Version as Source (either gratis  or for a
Distributor  Fee,  and  with  or without a Compiled form of the Modified Version)
provided  that  you  clearly  documeant how it differs from the Standard Version,
including, but not limited to, documenting any non-standard features,executables,
or modules, and provided that you do at least ONE of the following:

(a)  make the Modified  Version available to the Copyright Holder of the Standard
Version,  under  the  Original  License, so that the Copyright Holder may include
your modifications in the Standard Version.

(b)  ensure  that installation of your Modified Version does not prevent the user
installing  or  running  the  Standard Version. In addition, the Modified Version
must bear a name that is different from the name of the Standard Version.

(c)  allow anyone  who receives a copy of the Modified Version to make the Source
form of the Modified Version available to others under

(i) the Original License or
(ii)  a license that permits the licensee to freely copy, modify and redistribute
the  Modified  Version using the same licensing terms that apply to the copy that
the licensee received, and requires that the Source form of the Modified Version,
and  of  any works derived from it, be made freely available in that license fees
are prohibited but Distributor Fees are allowed.Distribution of Compiled Forms of
the Standard Version or Modified Versions without the Source

(5) You may Distribute Compiled forms of the Standard Version without the Source,
provided  that  you include complete instructions on how to get the Source of the
Standard  Version.  Such  instructions   must   be   valid   at  the time of your
distribution. If these instructions, at any time while you are  carrying out such
distribution,  become  invalid,  you  must  provide new instructions on demand or
cease  further  distribution.  If  you  provide   valid  instructions  or   cease
distribution within thirty days after you become aware that the  instructions are
invalid, then you do not forfeit any of your rights under this license.

(6) You  may  Distribute  a Modified Version in Compiled form without the Source,
provided  that  you  comply  with  Section  4  with  respect to the Source of the
Modified Version.

Aggregating or Linking the Package

(7)  You  may  aggregate  the  Package  (either the Standard  Version or Modified
Version)  with  other  packages and Distribute the resulting aggregation provided
that  you  do  not  charge  a licensing fee for the Package. Distributor Fees are
permitted,  and  licensing  fees  for  other  components  in  the aggregation are
permitted.  The  terms  of  this license apply to the use and Distribution of the
Standard or Modified Versions as included in the aggregation.

(8)  You  are  permitted to link Modified and Standard Versions with other works,
to embed the Package in a larger work of your own, or to build stand-alone binary
or bytecode versions of applications that include the Package, and Distribute the
result without restriction,provided the result does not expose a direct interface
to the Package.

Items That are Not Considered Part of a Modified Version

(9) Works (including, but not limited to, modules and scripts) that merely extend
or  make  use  of  the  Package, do not, by themselves, cause the Package to be a
Modified Version. In addition, such works are not considered parts of the Package
itself, and are not subject to the terms of this license.

General Provisions

(10) Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions
is  governed  by  this  Artistic License. By using, modifying or distributing the
Package, you accept this license.Do not use, modify, or distribute the Package,if
you do not accept this license.

(11)  If  your  Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made by
someone  other  than you,  you  are  nevertheless  required  to  ensure that your
Modified Version complies with the requirements of this license.

(12) This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark,service mark,
tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder.

(13)  This  license  includes the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge patent
license  to  make,  have  made,  use,  offer  to sell, sell, import and otherwise
transfer  the  Package  with  respect  to  any  patent  claims  licensable by the
Copyright  Holder that are necessarily infringed by the Package. If you institute
patent  litigation  (including  a  cross-claim or counterclaim) against any party
alleging that the Package constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement,
then  this  Artistic   License   to   you   shall terminate on the date that such
litigation is filed.

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CONTRIBUTORS  "AS IS'  AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES     OF    MERCHANTABILITY,   FITNESS   FOR   A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY YOUR LOCAL LAW. UNLESS
REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT
, INDIRECT,  INCIDENTAL,  OR  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
USE OF THE PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.