!!! Overview
The Common Development and Distribution License ([CDDL]) is an [OSI-approved|http://www.opensource.org/] open source license which is used by the OpenDS project, as well as a number of other open source projects including [OpenSolaris|http://www.opensolaris.org/] and [OpenSSO|https://opensso.dev.java.net/].

The [CDDL] is a file-based license, which means that any changes to files contained in the project need to remain licensed under the CDDL.  New files, however, may be licensed under any license chosen by the author (including closed-source licenses).  The [CDDL] is based on the [Mozilla] Public License (MPL) and includes a patent grant clause so that any technology covered by patents will be granted to other projects using the code.

The [CDDL] license contents may be found at [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cddl1.php].  Information about the changes between the CDDL and the MPL may be found at [http://www.sun.com/cddl/].

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