OpenXML is developed and distributed under the OpenXML Public License, which is open source and permits the use and distribution of OpenXML as part of a larger commercial product. The definition of open source can be found at http://www.opensource.org/osd.html.
Included in the OpenXML distribution is code and documentation made available by other copyright holders and under different licenses. All these licenses allow worldwide, royalty free distribution, whether alone or as part of a larger product, provided that the license, copyright and disclaimer are retained. The core distribution includes only code that is available in source form and can be modified and further distributed.
The following is not a portion of the license or otherwise legally binding, it merely serves as a recommendation on how to distribute the OpenXML core distribution as is and in compliance with all licenses.
- No fee is charged for the distribution,
- The distribution must retain the copyright notices and disclaimers in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution, and
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Portions of this software and documentation provided by the the membership of the XML-DEV mailing and/or David Megginson, subject to the SAX Copyright Status.
The OpenXML distribution adheres to these licenses by distributing umodified binary code with information on where to obtain the source, by distributing full source code with proper documentation, by distributing W3C software and documentation as is and without modification, by including a duplicate of the licenses in the directory called "license", and by including notice of copyright, adequate disclaimer and link to the original license in the concise notice. Also available as text file.
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