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The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance (OSA)
OAI Public License (Version 1.1)
LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF OPENAIR 5G SOFTWARE.
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END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. APPENDIX: How to apply the PRESENT OPENAIR 5G License to your work
To apply the present License to your work, attach the following boilerplate notice, with the
fields enclosed by brackets “[]” replaced with your own identifying information. (Don’t
include the brackets!) The text should be enclosed in the appropriate comment syntax for the
file format. We also recommend that a file or class name and description of purpose be
included on the same “printed page” as the copyright notice for easier identification within
third-party archives.
Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
Licensed under the License terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution of
OPENAIR 5G software (the “License”);
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
the License at
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the
License.
NRF is distributed under OAI Public License (Version 1.1).
However, it also includes third party-software indicated below.
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