Xermes is available under an Apache-style open source license, slightly modified. This license is among the least restrictive license available, enabling developers to use Xermes in creating new products without requiring them to release their own products as open source. This is the license model used by the Apache Project, which created the Apache server. The license is available at the top of every source file and in LICENSE.txt in the root of the distribution. The second reason is that we are going to become an Apache Jakarta official subproject as well as Xermes reaches alpha state.

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 Copyright (C) 1999-2000 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modifica-
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 1. Redistributions of  source code must  retain the above copyright  notice,
    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must
    include  the following  acknowledgment:  "This product includes  software
    developed by the open source volunteers at xermes.sourceforge.org."
    Alternately, this  acknowledgment may  appear in the software itself,  if
    and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
 
 4. The  name  "Apache Software Foundation"  must  not be  used to endorse or
    promote  products  derived  from  this  software  without  prior  written
    permission. For written permission, please contact apache@apache.org.
    The name "Xermes" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived
    from  this  software  without  prior  written   permission.  For  written
    permission, please contact dvid@atlas.cz.

 5. Products  derived from this software may not  be called "Apache" nor may
    "Apache" appear  in their name,  without prior written permission  of the
    Apache Software Foundation.
    Products  derived from this software may not  be called "Xermes" nor may
    "Xermes" appear  in their name,  without prior written permission of the
    Xermes founder.
 
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