<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE document PUBLIC "-//APACHE//DTD Documentation V2.0//EN" "http://forrest.apache.org/dtd/document-v20.dtd"> <document> <header> <title> Licensing Overview </title> </header> <body> <section> <title> GNU General Public License </title> <p> The use and distribution of Hoard is governed by the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a> as published by the <a href="http://www.fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>. </p> </section> <section> <title> Commercial Licenses </title> <p> Because of the restrictions imposed by this license (you must make your code open-source), commercial users of Hoard can purchase licenses through the University of Texas at Austin. For detailed information on licenses, please contact <a href="mailto:software@otc.utexas.edu">Richard Friedman</a> or myself, <a href="mailto:emery@cs.umass.edu">Emery Berger</a>. </p> <p> Richard Friedman's contact information follows: </p> <p> <a href="mailto:software@otc.utexas.edu">Richard Friedman</a><br></br> The University of Texas at Austin <br></br> Office of Technology Commercialization <br></br> MCC Building, Suite 1.9A <br></br> 3925 West Braker Lane <br></br> Austin, Texas 78759 <br></br> (512) 471-4738 <br></br> (512) 475-6894 (FAX) </p> <p> A sample software license can be found <a href="http://www.otc.utexas.edu/otc/New/Forms/SLAShortForm_18Jan2006.doc">here</a>, along with <a href="http://www.otc.utexas.edu/otc/New/Forms/ExhibitA-SLATermsAndConditions_18Jan2006.pdf">terms and conditions</a>. </p> </section> </body> </document>