are that:
o We don't promise that this software works. However, we will be interested in any kind of bug reports.
(`as is' distribution)
o You can use this software for whatever you want, in parts or full form, without having to pay us. (`royalty-
free' usage)
o You may not pretend that you wrote this software. If you use it, or only parts of it, in a program, you must
acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that you have used the FreeType code. (`credits')
We specifically permit and encourage the inclusion of this software, with or without modifications, in commercial
products. We disclaim all warranties covering The FreeType Project and assume no liability related to The
FreeType Project.
Finally, many people asked us for a preferred form for a credit/disclaimer to use in compliance with this license.
We thus encourage you to use the following text:
""" Portions of this software are copyright © <year> The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights
reserved. """
Please replace <year> with the value from the FreeType version you actually use.
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 Lemberg) 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 otherwise stated in the file in its original, unmodified form as distributed in the original
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