User guide

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Legal Terms
0. Definitions
Throughoutthislicense,theterms`package',
`FreeTypeProject'and`FreeTypearchive'referto
thesetoffilesoriginallydistributedbytheauthors
(DavidTurner,RobertWilhelm,andWernerLem-
berg)asthe`FreeTypeProject',betheynamedas
alpha,betaorfinalrelease.
`You'referstothelicensee,orpersonusingthe
project,where`using'isagenerictermincluding
compilingtheproject'ssourcecodeaswellas
linkingittoforma`program'or`executable'.This
programisreferredtoas`aprogramusingthe
FreeTypeengine'.
Thislicenseappliestoallfilesdistributedinthe
originalFreeTypeProject,includingallsource
code,binariesanddocumentation,unlessother-
wisestatedinthefileinitsoriginal,unmodified
formasdistributedintheoriginalarchive.Ifyou
areunsurewhetherornotaparticularfileiscov-
eredbythislicense,youmustcontactustoverify
this.
TheFreeTypeProjectiscopyright(C)1996-2000
byDavidTurner,RobertWilhelm,andWerner
Lemberg.Allrightsreservedexceptasspecified
below.
1. No Warranty
THEFREETYPEPROJECTISPROVIDED
`ASIS'WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,
EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,
BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,WARRANTIESOFMER-
CHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICU-
LARPURPOSE.INNOEVENTWILLANYOF
THEAUTHORSORCOPYRIGHTHOLDERS
BELIABLEFORANYDAMAGESCAUSEDBY
THEUSEORTHEINABILITYTOUSE,OFTHE
FREETYPEPROJECT.
2. Redistribution
Thislicensegrantsaworldwide,royalty-free,
perpetualandirrevocablerightandlicensetouse,
execute,perform,compile,display,copy,cre-
atederivativeworksof,distributeandsublicense
theFreeTypeProject(inbothsourceandobject
codeforms)andderivativeworksthereofforany
purpose;andtoauthorizeotherstoexercisesome
oralloftherightsgrantedherein,subjecttothe
followingconditions:
-Redistributionofsourcecodemustretainthis
licensefile(`FTL.TXT')unaltered;anyaddi-
tions,deletionsorchangestotheoriginalfiles
mustbeclearlyindicatedinaccompanying
documentation.Thecopyrightnoticesofthe
unaltered,originalfilesmustbepreservedinall
copiesofsourcefiles.
-Redistributioninbinaryformmustprovide
adisclaimerthatstatesthatthesoftwareis
basedinpartoftheworkoftheFreeType
Team,inthedistributiondocumentation.We
alsoencourageyoutoputanURLtothe
FreeTypewebpageinyourdocumentation,
thoughthisisn'tmandatory.
Theseconditionsapplytoanysoftwarederived
fromorbasedontheFreeTypeProject,notjust
theunmodifiedfiles.Ifyouuseourwork,youmust
acknowledgeus.However,nofeeneedbepaidto
us.
3. Advertising
NeithertheFreeTypeauthorsandcontributorsnor
youshallusethenameoftheotherforcommer-
cial,advertising,orpromotionalpurposeswithout
specificpriorwrittenpermission.Wesuggest,but
donotrequire,thatyouuseoneormoreofthe
followingphrasestorefertothissoftwareinyour
documentationoradvertisingmaterials:`FreeType
Project',`FreeTypeEngine',`FreeTypelibrary',or
`FreeTypeDistribution'.
Asyouhavenotsignedthislicense,youarenot
requiredtoacceptit.However,astheFreeType
Projectiscopyrightedmaterial,onlythislicense,
oranotheronecontractedwiththeauthors,grants
youtherighttouse,distribute,andmodifyit.
Therefore,byusing,distributing,ormodifyingthe
FreeTypeProject,youindicatethatyouunder-
standandacceptallthetermsofthislicense.
4. Contacts
TherearetwomailinglistsrelatedtoFreeType:
[e-mail]
Discussesgeneraluseandapplicationsof
FreeType,aswellasfutureandwantedadditions
tothelibraryanddistribution.Ifyouarelooking
forsupport,startinthislistifyouhaven'tfound
anythingtohelpyouinthedocumentation.
[e-mail]
Discussesbugs,aswellasengineinternals,de-
signissues,specificlicenses,porting,etc.
Ourhomepagecanbefoundathttp://www.
freetype.org