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| 1 | +# MerlinAU Additional Terms Under GNU GPLv3 Section 7 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Effective date: [YYYY-MM-DD] |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +The MerlinAU software is licensed under the GNU General Public License |
| 6 | +version 3.0 ("GPLv3"). |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +This document contains additional terms authorized under Section 7 of |
| 9 | +GPLv3 for MerlinAU material whose copyright holders have authorized |
| 10 | +these terms. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +These Additional Terms supplement, and do not replace, GPLv3. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Nothing in these Additional Terms is intended to restrict the rights to |
| 15 | +run, study, copy, modify, or redistribute the software that are granted |
| 16 | +under GPLv3. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## 1. Scope |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +These Additional Terms apply to MerlinAU material for which the |
| 21 | +applicable copyright holder or copyright holders have authorized their |
| 22 | +application. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +They do not purport to impose additional terms on third-party material |
| 25 | +for which the MerlinAU project does not have authority to impose such |
| 26 | +terms. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +Contributions accepted after the effective date of these Additional |
| 29 | +Terms may be distributed subject to these Additional Terms where the |
| 30 | +contributor has agreed to them. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +## 2. Preservation of Attribution and Legal Notices |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Pursuant to Section 7(b) of GPLv3, reasonable legal notices and author |
| 35 | +attributions contained in covered MerlinAU material must be preserved. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +This includes, where applicable, notices identifying: |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +- ExtremeFiretop as the original creator of the MerlinAU project; |
| 40 | +- Martinski W. as an official co-author of the MerlinAU project; |
| 41 | +- the applicable copyright notices; |
| 42 | +- the GNU General Public License version 3.0; |
| 43 | +- these Additional Terms; and |
| 44 | +- the official MerlinAU project source. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +The official MerlinAU project is: |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +https://github.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +These requirements do not prevent a modified version from adding |
| 51 | +appropriate attribution for its own authors and contributors. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## 3. Identification of Modified Versions |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Pursuant to Section 7(c) of GPLv3, a version of covered MerlinAU |
| 56 | +material that has been modified and conveyed to others must be |
| 57 | +reasonably identified as different from the official MerlinAU version |
| 58 | +from which it was derived. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +A modified version must not misrepresent its origin or represent itself |
| 61 | +as an unmodified official MerlinAU release. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +Where reasonably visible to users, the modified version must identify |
| 64 | +that: |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +1. it contains modifications to MerlinAU; |
| 67 | +2. it is not an official MerlinAU release unless expressly authorized |
| 68 | + as such by the MerlinAU project; and |
| 69 | +3. the modifications were made by persons other than the maintainers of |
| 70 | + the official MerlinAU release, where applicable. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +This requirement supplements the modified-version notice requirements |
| 73 | +already contained in Section 5 of GPLv3. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +Nothing in this section prevents a derivative project from truthfully |
| 76 | +describing itself as being based on, derived from, or forked from |
| 77 | +MerlinAU. |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +## 4. No Misrepresentation of Origin |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Pursuant to Section 7(c) of GPLv3, covered MerlinAU material may not be |
| 82 | +conveyed in a manner that misrepresents the origin of that material. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +A person distributing a modified version must not falsely state or |
| 85 | +imply that the modifications: |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +- were created by the official MerlinAU project; |
| 88 | +- were created by ExtremeFiretop; |
| 89 | +- were created by Martinski W.; |
| 90 | +- are maintained by the official MerlinAU project; or |
| 91 | +- constitute an official MerlinAU release, |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +unless such a statement is factually correct or the distributor has |
| 94 | +received authorization to make it. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +## 5. Names of Authors and Maintainers |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Pursuant to Section 7(d) of GPLv3, the names, usernames, or identities |
| 99 | +of MerlinAU authors, contributors, or licensors may not be used for |
| 100 | +publicity or promotional purposes in a manner that falsely implies |
| 101 | +their sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of a modified or derivative |
| 102 | +version. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +This provision does not prohibit reasonable attribution or truthful |
| 105 | +statements describing the origin or history of the software. |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +## 6. Trademark Rights Are Not Granted |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +Pursuant to Section 7(e) of GPLv3, no rights under trademark law are |
| 110 | +granted by the GPLv3 license or by these Additional Terms for the use |
| 111 | +of the following project marks: |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +- MerlinAU™ |
| 114 | +- MerlinAutoUpdate™ |
| 115 | +- the official MerlinAU logo or logos |
| 116 | +- other distinctive MerlinAU project branding |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +Rights to copy, modify, and redistribute the underlying GPL-licensed |
| 119 | +software are separate from rights that may exist in project names, |
| 120 | +logos, and other trademarks. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +Refer to `TRADEMARKS.md` for the MerlinAU trademark-use policy. |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit uses of a mark that are |
| 125 | +independently permitted by applicable trademark law, including |
| 126 | +truthful use reasonably necessary to identify the origin of a |
| 127 | +derivative work. |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +## 7. Official Project |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +For purposes of these Additional Terms, the official MerlinAU project |
| 132 | +is the project maintained at: |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +https://github.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +A fork, clone, mirror, modified distribution, or derivative work does |
| 137 | +not become an official MerlinAU release merely because it originates |
| 138 | +from the official repository. |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +Official status requires authorization from the person or persons |
| 141 | +authorized to control the official MerlinAU project and its branding. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +## 8. Relationship to GPLv3 |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +These Additional Terms are intended to fall only within the categories |
| 146 | +permitted by Section 7 of GPLv3. |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +They do not prohibit: |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +- creating a fork; |
| 151 | +- privately modifying MerlinAU; |
| 152 | +- publicly distributing a modified version; |
| 153 | +- changing MerlinAU functionality; |
| 154 | +- removing or replacing MerlinAU functionality; or |
| 155 | +- creating an independently maintained derivative, |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +provided the applicable requirements of GPLv3 and valid Additional |
| 158 | +Terms are followed. |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +If any provision of this document would constitute a "further |
| 161 | +restriction" prohibited by GPLv3 rather than a valid Section 7 |
| 162 | +additional term, that provision is not intended to restrict rights |
| 163 | +otherwise granted by GPLv3. |
| 164 | + |
| 165 | +## 9. Applicable Version |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +These Additional Terms apply only to MerlinAU material released with a |
| 168 | +notice stating that these Additional Terms apply. |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +Earlier copies of MerlinAU received without these Additional Terms |
| 171 | +remain governed by the licensing terms applicable to those copies. |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +--- |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +MerlinAU™ / MerlinAutoUpdate™ |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +Official project: |
| 178 | +https://github.com/ExtremeFiretop/MerlinAutoUpdate-Router |
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