Apache許可證（Apache License），是一個在Apache軟件基金會發(fā)布的自由軟件許可證，Apache License 2.0于2004年1月發(fā)布，Apache許可證在Apache社區(qū)內(nèi)外被廣泛使用。Apache基金會下屬所有項目都使用Apache許可證，許多非Apache基金會項目也使用了Apache許可證。
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1.定義
“許可”是指本文件第1節(jié)至第9節(jié)所定義的使用、復(fù)制和分發(fā)的條款和條件。
“許可方”是指授予許可的版權(quán)所有人或版權(quán)所有人授權(quán)的實體。
“法人實體”是指代理實體和控制該實體、由該實體控制或與該實體共同控制的所有其他實體的聯(lián)盟。就本定義而言，“控制”是指（i）通過合同或其他方式直接或間接導(dǎo)致對該實體進(jìn)行指導(dǎo)或管理的權(quán)力，或（ii）持有百分之五十（50%）或以上已發(fā)行股份的所有權(quán)，或（iii）對該實體的實益所有權(quán)。
“您”（或“您的”）是指行使本許可授予的許可的個人或法人實體。
“源代碼”表格是指進(jìn)行修改的首選表格，包括但不限于軟件源代碼、文檔源代碼和配置文件。
“目標(biāo)”形式是指源形式的機械轉(zhuǎn)換或翻譯產(chǎn)生的任何形式，包括但不限于編譯的目標(biāo)代碼、生成的文檔以及轉(zhuǎn)換為其他媒體類型。
“作品”是指根據(jù)許可證提供的署名作品，無論是源作品還是客體作品，如作品中包含或隨附的版權(quán)聲明所示（示例見下文附錄）。
“衍生作品”是指以作品為基礎(chǔ)（或衍生自作品）的任何作品，無論是源作品還是客體作品，其編輯修訂、注釋、闡述或其他修改總體上代表了作者的原創(chuàng)作品。就本許可而言，衍生作品不應(yīng)包括與作品及其衍生作品的界面分離或僅鏈接（或通過名稱約束）的作品。
“貢獻(xiàn)”是指版權(quán)所有人或授權(quán)代表版權(quán)所有人提交的個人或法律實體故意提交給許可人以納入作品的任何原創(chuàng)作品，包括作品的原始版本以及對該作品或其衍生作品的任何修改或添加。就本定義而言，“提交的”是指發(fā)送給許可方或其代表的任何形式的電子、口頭或書面通信，包括但不限于由許可方或代表許可方管理的用于討論和改進(jìn)作品的電子郵件列表、源代碼控制系統(tǒng)和問題跟蹤系統(tǒng)上的通信，但不包括版權(quán)所有者明顯標(biāo)記或以書面形式指定為“非貢獻(xiàn)”的通信
“貢獻(xiàn)者”是指許可方和任何個人或法律實體，許可方已代表其收到貢獻(xiàn)，并隨后將其納入作品中。
2、授予版權(quán)許可：根據(jù)本許可的條款和條件，每位投稿人特此向您授予永久的、全球性的、非排他性的、免費的、免版稅的、不可撤銷的版權(quán)許可，以復(fù)制、準(zhǔn)備衍生作品、公開展示、公開表演、分許可和以源或?qū)ο笮问椒职l(fā)作品和此類衍生作品。
3、授予專利許可：根據(jù)本許可的條款和條件，每位投稿人特此授予您一份永久的、全球性的、非排他性的、免費的、免版稅的、不可撤銷的（本節(jié)中另有規(guī)定的除外）專利許可，以制作、制作、使用、提供銷售、銷售、進(jìn)口和以其他方式轉(zhuǎn)讓作品，該許可僅適用于該貢獻(xiàn)者可獲得許可的專利權(quán)利要求，該專利權(quán)利要求必然因其貢獻(xiàn)單獨或其貢獻(xiàn)與提交該貢獻(xiàn)的作品相結(jié)合而受到侵犯。如果您對任何實體提起專利訴訟（包括訴訟中的交叉索賠或反訴），聲稱作品或作品中包含的貢獻(xiàn)構(gòu)成直接或共同的專利侵權(quán)，則根據(jù)本許可授予您的該作品的任何專利許可應(yīng)自提起訴訟之日起終止。
4、再分配：只要您滿足以下條件，您可以在任何媒體上復(fù)制和分發(fā)作品或其衍生作品的副本，無論是否進(jìn)行修改，以及以源或?qū)ο蟮男问剑?/p>
a.您必須向作品或衍生作品的任何其他接收者提供本許可證的副本；
b.您必須使任何修改后的文件帶有顯著的通知，說明您更改了文件；
c.您必須以您發(fā)行的任何衍生作品的來源形式保留作品來源形式的所有版權(quán)、專利、商標(biāo)和歸屬通知，不包括與衍生作品任何部分無關(guān)的通知；
d.如果作品包括“通知”文本文件作為其分發(fā)的一部分，則您分發(fā)的任何衍生作品必須包括該通知文件中包含的歸屬通知的可讀副本，不包括與衍生作品任何部分無關(guān)的通知，在以下至少一個地方：作為衍生作品的一部分分發(fā)的通知文本文件內(nèi)；在源格式或文件中，如果與衍生作品一起提供；或者，在衍生作品生成的顯示中，如果此類第三方通知通常出現(xiàn)在任何地方。注意文件的內(nèi)容僅供參考，不修改許可證。您可以在您分發(fā)的衍生作品中添加您自己的歸屬通知，與作品中的通知文本一起或作為通知文本的附錄，但這些額外的歸屬通知不能被解釋為修改許可證。
您可以在您的修改中添加您自己的版權(quán)聲明，并可以為您的修改或任何此類衍生作品的整體使用、復(fù)制或分發(fā)提供額外或不同的許可條款和條件，前提是您對作品的使用、復(fù)制和分發(fā)符合本許可證中規(guī)定的條件。
5、提交會費：除非您另有明確說明，否則您故意向許可方提交的作品中的任何貢獻(xiàn)均應(yīng)符合本許可證的條款和條件，沒有任何額外的條款或條件。盡管有上述規(guī)定，本協(xié)議中的任何內(nèi)容均不得取代或修改您可能與許可方就此類出資簽署的任何單獨許可協(xié)議的條款。
6、商標(biāo)：本許可證不允許使用許可方的商品名、商標(biāo)、服務(wù)標(biāo)志或產(chǎn)品名稱，除非在描述作品來源和復(fù)制通知文件內(nèi)容時需要合理和習(xí)慣使用。
7、免責(zé)聲明：除非適用法律要求或書面同意，否則許可方按“原樣”提供作品（每個貢獻(xiàn)者提供其貢獻(xiàn)），不存在任何明示或暗示的擔(dān)?；驐l件，包括但不限于所有權(quán)、非侵權(quán)、適銷性或特定用途適用性的任何擔(dān)?；驐l件。您全權(quán)負(fù)責(zé)確定使用或重新分發(fā)作品的適當(dāng)性，并承擔(dān)與您行使本許可下的權(quán)限相關(guān)的任何風(fēng)險。
8、責(zé)任限制：在任何情況下，根據(jù)任何法律理論，無論是在侵權(quán)行為（包括疏忽）、合同還是其他方面，除非適用法律要求（如故意和嚴(yán)重疏忽行為）或書面同意，否則任何貢獻(xiàn)人都不對您的損害承擔(dān)責(zé)任，包括任何直接、間接、特殊、附帶、，或因本許可證或使用或無法使用作品而產(chǎn)生的任何性質(zhì)的間接損害（包括但不限于商譽損失、停工、計算機故障或故障，或任何和所有其他商業(yè)損害或損失），即使該貢獻(xiàn)者已被告知此類損害的可能性。
9、接受保證或額外責(zé)任：在重新分發(fā)作品或其衍生作品時，您可以選擇提供并收取費用，接受與本許可證一致的支持、保證、賠償或其他責(zé)任義務(wù)和/或權(quán)利。但是，在接受此類義務(wù)時，您只能代表您自己和您的唯一責(zé)任行事，而不能代表任何其他貢獻(xiàn)者，并且只有當(dāng)您同意賠償、辯護(hù)并使每個貢獻(xiàn)者免受因您接受任何此類保證或額外責(zé)任而對該貢獻(xiàn)者產(chǎn)生的任何責(zé)任或索賠的損害時。
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