OPEN METHODOLOGY LICENSE (OML)
   
   
Copyright (C) 2000 - 2003 Institute for Security and Open Methodologies
(ISECOM).
   
PREAMBLE
A methodology is a tool that details WHO, WHAT, WHICH, and WHEN. A
methodology is intellectual capital that is often protected strongly by
commercial institutions. Open methodologies are community activites which
bring all ideas into one documented piece of intellectual property which is
freely available to everyone.
   
With respect the GNU General Public License (GPL), this license is similar
with the exception for the right for software developers to include the
open methodologies which are under this license in commercial software.
This makes this license incompatible with the GPL.
   
The main concern this license covers for open methodology developers is
that they will receive proper credit for contribution and development as
well as reserving the right to allow only free publication and distribution
where the open methodology is not used in any commercially printed material
of which any monies are derived from whether in publication or
distribution.
   
Special considerations to the Free Software Foundation and the GNU General
Public License for legal concepts and wording.
   
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The license applies to any methodology or other intellectual tool (ie.
matrix, checklist, etc.) which contains a notice placed by the copyright
holder saying it is protected under the terms of this Open Methodology
License.
   
2. The Methodology refers to any such methodology or intellectual tool or
any such work based on the Methodology. A "work based on the Methodology"
means either the Methodology or any derivative work by copyright law which
applies to a work containing the Methodology or a portion of it, either
verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language.
   
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commercial service offerings, private or internal (non-commercial) use, or
for educational purposes without explicit consent from the copyright holder
providing the service offerings or personal or internal use comply to
points 3 and 4 of this License.
   
6. No persons may modify or change this Methodology for republication
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or enhance commercial or free software, and copy and distribute such
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an explicit geographical distribution limitation excluding those countries,
so that distribution is permitted only in or among countries not thus
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written in the body of this License.
   
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and/or new versions of the Open Methodology License. Such new versions will
be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to
address new problems or concerns.
   
NO WARRANTY
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