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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SPDXLicenseCollection xmlns="http://www.spdx.org/license">
<license isOsiApproved="false" licenseId="UnRAR"
name="UnRAR License" listVersionAdded="3.28.0">
<crossRefs>
<crossRef>https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/LICENSES/unRAR.txt</crossRef>
</crossRefs>
<text>
<titleText>
****** ***** ****** UnRAR - free utility for RAR archives
** ** ** ** ** ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
****** ******* ****** License for use and distribution of
** ** ** ** ** ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **
** ** ** ** ** FREE portable version ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
</titleText>
<p>
The source code of UnRAR utility is freeware. This means:
</p>
<list>
<item>
<bullet>1.</bullet>
All copyrights to RAR and the utility UnRAR are
exclusively owned by the author - Alexander Roshal.
</item>
<item>
<bullet>2.</bullet>
UnRAR source code may be used in any software to handle RAR
archives without limitations free of charge, but cannot be used
to develop RAR (WinRAR) compatible archiver and to re-create
RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary. Distribution
of modified UnRAR source code in separate form or as a part
of other software is permitted, provided that full text of
this paragraph, starting from "UnRAR source code" words, is
included in license, or in documentation if license is not
available, and in source code comments of resulting package.
</item>
<item>
<bullet>3.</bullet>
The UnRAR utility may be freely distributed. It is allowed
to distribute UnRAR inside of other software packages.
</item>
<item>
<bullet>4.</bullet>
THE RAR ARCHIVER AND THE UnRAR UTILITY ARE DISTRIBUTED
"AS IS". NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER
KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.
</item>
<item>
<bullet>5.</bullet>
Installing and using the UnRAR utility signifies
acceptance of these terms and conditions of the license.
</item>
<item>
<bullet>6.</bullet>
If you don't agree with terms of the license
you must remove UnRAR files from your
storage devices and cease to use the utility.
</item>
</list>
<p>
Thank you for your interest in RAR and UnRAR.
</p>
<p>
Alexander L. Roshal
</p>
</text>
</license>
</SPDXLicenseCollection>
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****** ***** ****** UnRAR - free utility for RAR archives
** ** ** ** ** ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
****** ******* ****** License for use and distribution of
** ** ** ** ** ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
** ** ** ** ** ** FREE portable version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The source code of UnRAR utility is freeware. This means:

1. All copyrights to RAR and the utility UnRAR are exclusively
owned by the author - Alexander Roshal.

2. UnRAR source code may be used in any software to handle
RAR archives without limitations free of charge, but cannot be
used to develop RAR (WinRAR) compatible archiver and to
re-create RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary.
Distribution of modified UnRAR source code in separate form
or as a part of other software is permitted, provided that
full text of this paragraph, starting from "UnRAR source code"
words, is included in license, or in documentation if license
is not available, and in source code comments of resulting package.

3. The UnRAR utility may be freely distributed. It is allowed
to distribute UnRAR inside of other software packages.

4. THE RAR ARCHIVER AND THE UnRAR UTILITY ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS".
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. YOU USE AT
YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS,
DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING
OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.

5. Installing and using the UnRAR utility signifies acceptance of
these terms and conditions of the license.

6. If you don't agree with terms of the license you must remove
UnRAR files from your storage devices and cease to use the
utility.

Thank you for your interest in RAR and UnRAR.

Alexander L. Roshal
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