~~~~~~~SubText license v1.0, dated 06/14/2012~~~~~~~

Preamble
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Many free software licenses out there today are convoluted, highly infectious, 
in that these licenses require derivative works be licensed under the same license,
which wouldn't be so bad if these licenses were easier to comply with, where I will
use the GPL as an example. The following issues aren't all from the GPL;
While the intention behind these licenses is to preserve freedom, they often
end up destroying freedoms and preventing a worthy piece of code from 
existing due to the extensive work needed for compliance, such as including
source code for an entire operating system in a convenient manner, and then
having to deal with every tiny change you might make and possibly being required
to document every little patch in detail, and worry about whether or not your product
is linked with a program with an incompatible license or is missing source for some tiny 
library or program. This needs a solution. Therefore, I, Subsentient, have created the SubText license.
This license is designed to go as close to public domain as possible without
committing to it and removing the creator's rights. Software under this license should be
considered free as in free of restriction. This is not an "open source" license.
This is a very weak freeware license with an emergency button or two.
This license is intended to be somewhat multi-purpose, despite it's software geared orientation,
so it's also for music and art, etc.
The big pieces of this license are: no source required by the license, an author can terminate
a bad user's rights, you may not use the product for ill will, authors get credit for their work,
and provides no warranty whatsoever. This is an experiment of sorts.

Let's see how it goes.

Definitions
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"The product", "product", or "products", is defined as the software or data that this license
applies to.

"Commercial" is defined as something intended to create monetary gain.

"Author" is defined as the group or person(s) responsible for the creation of the product
or who or what ever owns the copyright.

"Source code" is defined as non-executable code that must first be compiled before use.

"Text code" is defined as any code, data, or program which is interpretive in nature and can be run as
text alone, without a compiler, but rather with an interpreter or similar software.

"Object code" is defined as any executable or non-executable and sometimes compiled or assembled
piece or whole of a product that is in a non-text format. All types of binary data are considered
object code, including but not limited to audio and video files, images, etcetera.

"Derivative" is defined as a work, project, piece or whole of code, media, or software
that is based upon the original product.

"Use" is defined as using, compiling, reverse engineering, altering, and (re)distributing the product
in whole or in part, for commercial or non-commecial purposes.

"User" is someone who does any or a combination of the definition of "use" above.

"You" refers to you, a user of the product.

"Violation" is defined as any action that contradicts and/or defies any part or the whole of the
terms section of this license.

Rights
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This license provides you the rights to use, compile, reverse engineer, alter, and (re)distribute the product 
in whole or in part, for commercial or non-commecial purposes, within the bounds of the terms of this license.
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Violation of the license terms means an end to your rights under this license, and possible legal action if you
continue to use the product after your rights have been ended. Reinstatement means your rights and the terms of
this license are reinstated for you.

Terms
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These terms' restrictions do NOT apply to the author.
You agree by using, distributing, altering, reverse engineering, or compiling source code, text code,
or object code from this product that you will follow the below terms and/or conditions, and that your
only rights to use this product are solely provided by this license.
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1. You may not knowingly use this product in any way to cause any harm to any
other living being, or it's property.
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2. You may not falsely claim this software or any part or component of it was your creation or that you own
the copyright, nor deny the author's truthful involvement with the product.
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3. You accept full responsibility for any damage that may occur as a result of the use of this product and
hold it's author harmless. You will not hold the author responsible for damage caused by products that are
derivatives of the original, unaltered product. The author is not responsible for these. 
This product comes as is, and there is no warranty, implied or otherwise, for this product.
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4. The author is not required to distribute any source code with the product, and neither are you.
Source code distribution is optional.
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5. The author may terminate your rights in this license for the product at any time, for any reason,
without violation having occured. This can be done in any form. The author may also reinstate your
license if they choose to do so.
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6. You may not re-license or assign new or modified terms to a derivative of the product if the original, unaltered 
product on which the derivative is based is licensed under this license. It must be licensed under the same 
license as the original product. The author can exempt you from this. As an exception, you MAY re-license
your derivative on any newer version of this license, if one exists. You may not, however, downgrade to an earlier 
license release.
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7. You must distribute an internet link or actual copy of/to this license in it's unaltered, verbatim form with the
product whenever you distribute the product or the product in part, whether verbatim or altered.
You may not place the license or internet link to the license SOLELY inside source code, text code, or object code.
It must accompany the product as a separate file that is named or contains the word "license" in your preferred language.
You must keep intact all copyright notices and notes inside the source code or text code made by the author
stating that the product was their creation and/or they own the copyright for the product.
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8. You may not modify this license in any form or to any extent whatsoever.
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9. If you do not receive a copy of this license or a link to download a verbatim copy from the internet with the
product, you are not bound to it's terms, but the distributor, if not the author, still is bound to the terms if they
received the license or a link to download a verbatim copy from the internet.
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10. Termination of all rights provided by this license occurs automatically and immediately should you violate any
term(s) in this license.
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11. If the termination of your rights occur, and you must immediately stop distributing all components and parts and/or
whole copies of the product, and cease use of and delete or destroy all your copies of the product and it's components.
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Re-licensing
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The author reserves the right to re-license new versions of the product under any license at any time should they choose
to do so, but waives the right to re-license this version of the product under another license or add and modify
additional terms to the current license agreement for this product, or to alter this license.
All other rights are reserved by the author.

All statements made in this license, whether or not true, were intended to be.
