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‎LICENSE‎

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‎LICENSE.md‎

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Copyright 2020, Catchpoint Systems Inc.
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Copyright 2019 WebPageTest LLC.
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Copyright 2017, Google Inc.
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Licensed under the PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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https://polyformproject.org/licenses/shield/1.0.0/
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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# PolyForm Shield License 1.0.0
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<https://polyformproject.org/licenses/shield/1.0.0>
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## Acceptance
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In order to get any license under these terms, you must agree
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to them as both strict obligations and conditions to all
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your licenses.
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## Copyright License
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The licensor grants you a copyright license for the
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software to do everything you might do with the software
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that would otherwise infringe the licensor's copyright
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in it for any permitted purpose. However, you may
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only distribute the software according to [Distribution
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License](#distribution-license) and make changes or new works
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based on the software according to [Changes and New Works
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License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
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## Distribution License
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The licensor grants you an additional copyright license
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to distribute copies of the software. Your license
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to distribute covers distributing the software with
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changes and new works permitted by [Changes and New Works
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License](#changes-and-new-works-license).
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## Notices
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You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of
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the software from you also gets a copy of these terms or the
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URL for them above, as well as copies of any plain-text lines
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beginning with `Required Notice:` that the licensor provided
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with the software. For example:
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> Required Notice: Copyright Yoyodyne, Inc. (http://example.com)
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## Changes and New Works License
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The licensor grants you an additional copyright license to
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make changes and new works based on the software for any
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permitted purpose.
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## Patent License
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The licensor grants you a patent license for the software that
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covers patent claims the licensor can license, or becomes able
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to license, that you would infringe by using the software.
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## Noncompete
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Any purpose is a permitted purpose, except for providing any
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product that competes with the software or any product the
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licensor or any of its affiliates provides using the software.
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## Competition
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Goods and services compete even when they provide functionality
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through different kinds of interfaces or for different technical
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platforms. Applications can compete with services, libraries
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with plugins, frameworks with development tools, and so on,
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even if they're written in different programming languages
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or for different computer architectures. Goods and services
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compete even when provided free of charge. If you market a
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product as a practical substitute for the software or another
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product, it definitely competes.
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## New Products
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If you are using the software to provide a product that does
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not compete, but the licensor or any of its affiliates brings
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your product into competition by providing a new version of
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the software or another product using the software, you may
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continue using versions of the software available under these
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terms beforehand to provide your competing product, but not
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any later versions.
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## Discontinued Products
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You may begin using the software to compete with a product
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or service that the licensor or any of its affiliates has
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stopped providing, unless the licensor includes a plain-text
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line beginning with `Licensor Line of Business:` with the
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software that mentions that line of business. For example:
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> Licensor Line of Business: YoyodyneCMS Content Management
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System (http://example.com/cms)
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## Sales of Business
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If the licensor or any of its affiliates sells a line of
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business developing the software or using the software
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to provide a product, the buyer can also enforce
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[Noncompete](#noncompete) for that product.
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## Fair Use
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You may have "fair use" rights for the software under the
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law. These terms do not limit them.
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## No Other Rights
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These terms do not allow you to sublicense or transfer any of
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your licenses to anyone else, or prevent the licensor from
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granting licenses to anyone else. These terms do not imply
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any other licenses.
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## Patent Defense
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If you make any written claim that the software infringes or
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contributes to infringement of any patent, your patent license
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for the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If
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your company makes such a claim, your patent license ends
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immediately for work on behalf of your company.
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## Violations
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The first time you are notified in writing that you have
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violated any of these terms, or done anything with the software
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not covered by your licenses, your licenses can nonetheless
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continue if you come into full compliance with these terms,
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and take practical steps to correct past violations, within
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32 days of receiving notice. Otherwise, all your licenses
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end immediately.
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## No Liability
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***As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without
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any warranty or condition, and the licensor will not be liable
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to you for any damages arising out of these terms or the use
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or nature of the software, under any kind of legal claim.***
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## Definitions
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The **licensor** is the individual or entity offering these
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terms, and the **software** is the software the licensor makes
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available under these terms.
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A **product** can be a good or service, or a combination
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of them.
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**You** refers to the individual or entity agreeing to these
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terms.
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**Your company** is any legal entity, sole proprietorship,
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or other kind of organization that you work for, plus all
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its affiliates.
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**Affiliates** means the other organizations than an
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**Control** means ownership of substantially all the assets of
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by vote, contract, or otherwise. Control can be direct or
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**Your licenses** are all the licenses granted to you for the
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software under these terms.
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**Use** means anything you do with the software requiring one
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‎LICENSE_FAQ.md‎

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# WebPageTest by Catchpoint Licensing FAQ
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## Executive Summary
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The WebPageTest code is free to use under the Polyform Shield license, a source-available license. As long as you are not creating a product or service that competes with Catchpoint’s offerings then you are free to do whatever you like with the WebPageTest code, including using it for your own internal use or creating non-competing commercial products from it. In fact, we encourage using the WebPageTest code to build your own value-added applications.
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## What is the Polyform Shield License?
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More information about Polyform licenses, including the Shield License, can be found here: https://polyformproject.org, and the Shield License is here: https://polyformproject.org/licenses/shield/1.0.0/.
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We chose the Polyform Shield license because it provides a standard community-accepted license that provides the necessary protections for a commercial product while keeping the code as open as possible.
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A prior version of the WebPageTest code was released under the BSD and Apache 2.0 licenses. A branch of the code under that license is available [here](https://github.com/WPO-Foundation/wptagent/tree/apache) for anyone in the community who wants to continue to use the code under that license or contribute to its maintenance.
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## What does this mean for my access and usage of the source code?
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You can access the WebPageTest source code, and download, modify, or redistribute it with one limitation: you can’t use the WebPageTest source code to make a product that competes with Catchpoint. We’ve excerpted the relevant license language here:
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> “Any purpose is a permitted purpose, except for providing any product that competes with the software or any product the licensor or any of its affiliates provides using the software.”
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For clarity, “permitted purposes” exclude providing any software-as a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service or other similar online service that competes with Catchpoint products or services.
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We expect that almost all users of the WebPageTest will have no trouble abiding by this license. We hope this explanation is helpful, but the legal requirements are in the actual language of the license, not this FAQ.
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While our prior open source version is still available, we may no longer be maintaining this version.
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If you are interested in a license of WebPageTest software on commercial licensing terms, please contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), and we would be happy to answer any questions and help you set up an enterprise relationship.
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## Can I embed WebPageTest source code licensed under the Polyform Shield License in a software I distribute?
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Yes, you are still able to do so, as long as that product does not compete with Catchpoint products and services.
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## Can I embed Polyform Shield source code in a new SaaS offering?
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Yes, but only as long as your SaaS offering does not compete with Catchpoint products and services.
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## Can I modify some of the WebPageTest source code licensed under the Polyform Shield License?
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Yes, as long as your use case is covered by the “permitted purpose” defined in the license.
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## Under the terms of the Polyform Shield License, can I create a competing product but give it away for free?
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No; whether a fee is charged or not does change whether your product competes. A free-of-charge product that competes with Catchpoint products or services is still prohibited.
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## Is the Polyform Shield License open source?
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They are not exactly the same. The Polyform Shield License permits many of the same actions that “true” open source licenses do, such as downloading, modifying, and distributing the source code, but it does not permit the use case of creating a product “that competes with the software or any product the licensor or any of its affiliates provides,” as described above. The Polyform Shield License is technically source available, rather than open source, and we will refer to it as “source available.” The phrase “open source,” used strictly, refers to licenses adhering to a specific set of criteria published by the Open Source Initiative.
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## When will the Polyform Shield License be effective?
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It will apply to WebPageTest software released as of November 1, 2020, and later releases. Previous releases and any bug fixes to such releases will remain under the BSD and Apache 2.0 licenses.
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## Does the Polyform Shield License impose a general prohibition against competing with Catchpoint?
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Yes, in the sense that you cannot use our software to compete with any of our products or services; see the definition of “permitted purpose” above.
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## I’m confused about what use cases are competitive. What if future Catchpoint products compete with mine?
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Competitive products are evaluated relative to the Catchpoint offerings at the time your product is created. If you create a product that does not compete with current Catchpoint offerings, then you can continue to use the WebPageTest software even if a future Catchpoint offering does compete. Please see the license for the exact limitations.
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## Can I still use older versions of the WebPageTest software?
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Yes; the new license terms don’t alter your ability to use older versions of the WebPageTest software under their open source license.
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## My company doesn’t permit employees to use code with a non-commercial restriction. Can I still use WebPageTest under the new Polyform Shield license?
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The only commercial restriction imposed is set out in the “permitted purposes” described above: a product that competes with Catchpoint. This is a much narrower restriction than a “non-commercial” restriction. If you want to use the software and are having trouble getting it approved by your company, contact us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), and we may be able to help.
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## Is the Polyform Shield License a EULA?
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No, a “EULA” is an end user license agreement, and is almost always used for binary software only. The Polyform Shield License gives you other rights in addition to use, such as modification and distribution, in addition to use, subject only to the “permitted purposes” clause set out above.
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## Why did Catchpoint make this change?
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This lets us invest heavily in code that we distribute for free, while sustaining a healthy business that funds this investment.
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This change is similar to and made for similar reasons as other companies that have gone through similar licensing adjustments. We still believe in the WebPageTest project and its availability as a resource for the community.

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## Contributing
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There are 2 separate lies of development under different licenses and pull requests are accepted to either of them. The master branch where most active development is occurring is under the [Polyform Shield 1.0.0 license](LICENSE.md) and there is an "apache" branch which is under the more permissive Apache 2.0 license.

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