gate-cla.txt

Individual Contributor License Agreement

Adapted from http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt © The Apache Software
Foundation

Thank you for your interest in GATE developed by The University of Sheffield
(The Organisation). In order to clarify the intellectual property license granted
with Contributions from any person or entity, the Organisation must have a
Contributor License Agreement ("CLA") on file that has been signed by each
Contributor, indicating agreement to the license terms below. This license is
for your protection as a Contributor as well as the protection of the Organisation
and its users; it does not change your rights to use your own Contributions for
any other purpose.

You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and
future Contributions submitted to the Organisation. In return, the Organisation
shall not use Your Contributions in a way that is contrary to the public benefit
or inconsistent with its bylaws in effect at the time of the Contribution.
Except for the license granted herein to the Organisation and recipients of
software distributed by the Organisation, You reserve all right, title, and
interest in and to Your Contributions.

1.	Definitions.

"You" (or "Your")
"You" (or "Your") shall mean the copyright owner or legal entity authorized by the 
copyright owner that is making this Agreement with the Organisation. For legal 
entities, the entity making a Contribution and all other entities that control,
are controlled by, or are under common control with that entity are considered 
to be a single Contributor. For the purposes of this definition, "control" means 
(i) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of
such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (ii) ownership of fifty 
percent (50%) or more of the outstanding shares, or (iii) beneficial 
ownership of such entity.

"Contribution"
"Contribution" shall mean any original work of authorship, including
any modifications or additions to an existing work, that is intentionally
submitted by You to the Organisation for inclusion in, or documentation of, any
of the products owned or managed by the Organisation (the "Work"). For the
purposes of this definition, "submitted" means any form of electronic, verbal,
or written communication sent to the Organisation or its representatives,
including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source
code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on
behalf of, the Organisation for the purpose of discussing and improving the
Work, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise
designated in writing by You as "Not a Contribution."

2.  Grant of Copyright License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, You hereby grant to the Organisation and to recipients of software
distributed by the Organisation a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-
charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare
derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and
distribute Your Contributions and such derivative works.

3.  Grant of Patent License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, You hereby grant to the Organisation and to recipients of software
distributed by the Organisation a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-
charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent
license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise
transfer the Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims
licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone
or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Work to which such
Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation
against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a
lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have
contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any
patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that
Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

4.  You represent that you are legally entitled to grant the above license. If
your employer(s) has rights to intellectual property that you create that
includes your Contributions, you represent that you have received permission to
make Contributions on behalf of that employer, that your employer has waived
such rights for your Contributions to the Organisation, or that your employer
has executed a separate Corporate CLA with the Organisation.

5.  You represent that each of Your Contributions is Your original creation (see
section 7 for submissions on behalf of others). You represent that Your
Contribution submissions include complete details of any third-party license or
other restriction (including, but not limited to, related patents and
trademarks) of which you are personally aware and which are associated with any
part of Your Contributions.

6.  You are not expected to provide support for Your Contributions, except to
the extent You desire to provide support. You may provide support for free, for
a fee, or not at all. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
You provide Your Contributions on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without
limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON- INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

7.  Should You wish to submit work that is not Your original creation, You may
submit it to the Organisation separately from any Contribution, identifying the
complete details of its source and of any license or other restriction
(including, but not limited to, related patents, trademarks, and license
agreements) of which you are personally aware, and conspicuously marking the
work as "Submitted on behalf of a third-party: [named here]".

8.  You agree to notify the Organisation of any facts or circumstances of which
you become aware that would make these representations inaccurate in any
respect.