XNL Ft. Surface Pro 7 (Gaming) Cooler

IMPORTANT TIP: If you're planning to redistribute this project/product or if you are planning to use it for any commercial purpose (if the license permits these uses of course), then it is highly recommended that you 'copy-paste' this License and store it along with your download(s) for future reference.

License

BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THIS PROJECT, PRODUCT, FILES OR ANY PART THEREOF (AND THE RELATED DOCUMENTATION) FROM XNL FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, YOU ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, OR ON BEHALF OF ANY ENTITY BY WHICH YOU ARE EMPLOYED AND/OR ENGAGED AGREE TO BE BOUND TO THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.

IMPORTANT
Do note that all sections/'chapters' bellow constitute the entire license and that they are 'interconnected'. This for example means that if there is a section about Closed Source/Binaries License, that this doesn't mean that the rest of the license doesn't to those binaries. It just means that that section is specifically aimed at those files, while the rest of the license (where applicable) is also 'in effect' for those binaries.

NOTE: Additional License info (invalidates parts of the default license below!):

For this project it is NOT allowed to just bluntly re-host, mirror or even remove branding and re-host it. It is however allowed that you make derivative for another device if my model doesn’t fit on those. If you use my model(s) as main/base, then you are required to use the same license restrictions, commercial use (selling the model etc) is then not allowed. You are then also still required to link back to the original project (this page) when releasing you model. You CAN obviously remove the branding/logo if your making one for a different device (including the XNL Ft. logo), given you DO still properly link back to this project.

Why for example not commercial use? Simple: I made this project for FREE and don’t want others to exploit other users off of my work🤷🏽‍♀️😉. Basically put: I want everybody to be able to enjoy this project for free (even if those would be derivatives off of my design). If you think you should ask people ‘big bucks’ for something like this, then in my opinion you should just make your own completely from scratch also and ‘earn that money fair and square’ 😉.

But what about printing them and selling physical copies of them for example for 35 bucks? NOPE! Not allowed either.. Fine if you cover the costs of the printing itself, but it’s not intended nor allowed to “exploit” others by using my work I’m giving away for free to enjoy😊. Again: If you want to earn/ask “big bucks” for relatively simple projects like these, then just design them yourself and do whatever you want with your project😊👍🏽

Open Source License

This section covers the source-code files of this software, download, project and/or product.

TIP: Some of our open source programs, scripts etc which are 'open-scripts' (think about shell scripts, lua etc) will often contain a simple and easy block at the top to instantly comply with all the license requirements without too much fuzz 😊. (Given that you don't violate other possible rules of the license like for example: "No commercial use" if that applies to that specific license of course.)

Educative purposes

The main purpose of us publishing the source code's of our (software) projects is to educate others, to inspire others and (often) to give others a 'foundation' for their own (personal) projects (these are the 'Foundation Projects'). Our source codes should (in nearly all cases) not be used to produce commercial products.

Foundation Projects/Downloads

Projects/Downloads and/or Source Codes which are 'marked' as 'Foundation Projects' are actually intended to build and/or design your own projects and/or products with. These are often intended as 'starter-kits' so that you can get started to make your own projects and/or products with it. Projects/products which you have build-up these 'Foundation Projects' can be used and/or published (even commercially) if you like. It however is (obviously) important that you have put a significant amount of work into the foundation project to make it your own project/product. And it should still not violate the general license terms for the Foundation Project (meaning that it is for example not allowed to use a Foundation Project to make your own project/product which could for example hurt/damage other people or damage their property, reputation, business etc).

Commercial Use and/or Redistribution

If you are inspired by one of our source codes and you make your own version of it (from scratch) and are just using a 'couple snippets' to make your own product (which you intend to redistribute and/or sell), then you are allowed to do so. It is however important that you give credit where credit's is due, and that a signification portion your publication (>90%) should consist out of your own work.

Obviously you don't have to credit us for things like for example simple 'if block structures' or a (commonly known/used) simple formula to calculate something. But if you are using entire (either slightly modified or unaltered) functions, modules etc, then you are required to credit us/the original code (for example in the about screen, the documentation and/or the source code).

Reusing graphics, sound files, music, 3d models, animations and/or other elements

In 99% of the cases it is not allowed to reuse any of the graphics or other (graphical) elements included in our source codes for your own project(s). If you are (re-)making your own version based on a source code of one of our projects/products, then unless otherwise stated for this particular project, you are required to create your own (graphical) elements like clip-arts, illustrations, icons etc. The same goes for example for 3D models, animations and audio files etc included in the source code.

This basically means: That if it is not explicitly stated for the project's/product's source code that you can reuse the included images, sound files, 3D models, animations etc, that you are not allowed to reuse them for your own project(s) if you are planning to redistribute them (either free or commercial).

Rebranding and then (re)publishing

For some (beginner) 'programmers' it might seem tempting to just change some UI/interface aspects like icons/graphics, text labels (changing the copyright/creator info and the application name), re-arranging some interface controls and then slapping their own logo on it to (re-)publish it as their 'own program'. This type of (re-)distribution is not allowed and is considered taking credit for our work. We will not hesitate to take (legal) action against this and possibly even publicly call you out on it. Simply because these kind of publications are quite demotivating when people are putting in quite a lot of effort to create educative content/source-code's for others to learn from just for to be 'stolen' by someone-else who falsely takes credit for it.

Am I allowed to make changes to the source code only for my own use, for my dad or for some of my friends for example?
Yes, but read on first 😉:
Sure you can, that is actually how I myself (and several others on the XNL Future Technologies team) have started programming years ago. It is however very important to note that you are not allowed to publicly publish your modified/changed version online if it's not actually a Foundation Project (which are intended to be re-used and can be re-published). But if you are using our source codes to make 'custom versions' for yourself, your family and/or your friends (while not publishing them publicly) then you are of course allowed to do so. I would even recommend you to share your own 'custom versions' with your family and friends (offline/non-publicly that is of course), so that you get a 'testing audience' which gives you an opportunity to actually learn to deal with 'bug reports' and feature requests by your (small) 'user base' 😊

A small tip though (and I'm speaking from experience here😉): Always keep a copy of the original source code(s) as back up, and make comments in your (modified/custom) code to mark which sections you have used from other people's source codes for example. This way you can still 'back-track' what you did if you look back at your projects decades later 😉.

Use at own risk

Any use and/or re-use of our source codes and/or portions of it is at your own risk.

Attribution Required

When using this project, product, the files, portions of or anything else from this provided download(s), you are required to attribute XNL Future Technologies.

This means that you will have to give credit to XNL Future Technologies for the parts, code, files, snippets, images, portions etc you've used from the provided project, product, it's files and/or download(s).

Some of our open source programs, scripts etc which are 'open-scripts' (think about shell scripts, lua etc) will often contain a simple and easy block at the top to instantly comply with all the license requirements without too much fuzz 😊. (Given that you don't violate other possible rules of the license like for example: "No commercial use" if that applies to that specific license of course.)

Attribution (crediting) can be done in all kinds of ways, and how you should credit depends on how much of the provided 'content' you've used for your (derivative) work(s). If it's for example 'just a small snippet of code' and your application is also distributed as 'open-source', you could just credit XNL Future Technologies by placing a comment above 'the snippet'. If it for example would be a library which you have used on which most or major functions of your application depend on, then you might need to add attribution/credits to XNL Future Technologies (including the library name) in for example your Application's 'about screen' which would result in something like: "Uses the XNL Future Technologies .............. library" or "Uses the .............. library by XNL Future Technologies".

If it's a more 'severe case' of using our 'main work' and just making 'small adaptions' of your own (so basically "just a slightly modified version" of our project/product/file etc), then the attribution (credits) also have to be more prominent. If you for example downloaded an 'entire (example) application' or 3D Model with this 'license term tied to it', and you would only make a few (minor) adjustments, then the 'main works' are still very recognizable as our own 'original works', and thus you would also be required to attribute (much) more prominent. An attribution would then be something like:
XNL Future Technologies [project/product/model name here] modified by [Your Name Here].

So how and what you should credit really depends on what and how much you've used. How attribution/credit placement would be required is something which should be determined by the user (you) of the 'copyrighted works' in their own project/product.

Do note that there are situations where it would still be required that you place a prominent attribution, while you for example might have made major (visual) changes in your opinion. An example of a situation like that would be: Taking an (example) application and only changing the whole user interface (colors, buttons etc) while the application underneath still does exactly the same. Then you are still required to put a prominent attribution on the works like: "[Application Name Here] by XNL Future Technologies, Skin by [Your Name Here]"

This would be due to the fact that you then basically contributed (near) nothing to the application itself aside from 're-skinning it', and therefor you would not be able (read: allowed) to 'claim ownership' of the 'main works' either (only on the skin itself).

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Attribution is a legal requirement when the license of a project, product, download etc requires it.

Commercial Use Not Allowed

Commercial use of this project, product, the files, portions of it or the provided download(s) is not allowed.
This basically means that you can't use anything from this project, product, download(s) etc for commercial use.

Please note that 'Commercial Use Not allowed' does not only mean that you can't (re-)sell it, It basically means that you can't use this project, product, the files, portions of it or the provided download(s) for any commercial use and/or any financial gain.
Some other examples of commercial use which are not allowed are:

• Using (parts of) the project, product, the files, code etc (from here on summarized as product) in or for your own work(s) which you intend to sell.
• Selling services which require use of this project, file(s), code etc and thus basically charging your customers for use of this 'product'
• Renting out this product/project or parts of it
• Selling "compilation disks, download, packages" etc which include this project/product and/or portions of it
• Putting this project/product and/or parts of it behind a paywall on your own website(s) and/or platforms (either altered or unaltered)

Because we think that the "Standard No Commercial Use Allowed Clause" can be a bit vague or even a pitfall in some cases, we've decided to exclude certain situations from our 'Commercial Use Not Allowed Clause',  hoping that it will be a bit easier for people to understand what they can and can't do with the projects, products, files, models etc which are tied to our "Commercial Use Not Allowed Clause"

Excluded from this "Commercial Use Not Allowed" clause are:

• Using, showing, demonstrating, educating with etc this project, product, the files, portions of it or the provided download(s) in vlogs or in/on blogs (which in could be considered commercial use by some)
• Using this project, product, the files or portions of it internally in your business (either to make profit with it or just as 'tool'). Do however note that this type of use (obviously) comes without ANY acceptance of liability from XNL Future Technologies. And thus that using it for situations where your business (/income) might depend on it, on it's existence and/or (future) availability is 100% at your own risk. These are just intended as DIY projects and do not classify as business grade releases!
• If this project/product is for example a 'software package/suite', you are allowed to install it for customers (upon their request) and charge your own 'installation fee' for this (because you are charging for your time/service). You are however not allowed to offer a special installation service for this project/product specifically on your website or to your customers, neither are you allowed to actually charge your customers for this project, product, the files, portions of it or the provided download(s).
• If this project/product is for example a '3D Statue/model' and someone asks you to print it for them, you are allowed to print it and charge your customer for the material(s), power consumption and your time. You are however not allowed to specifically charge your customer for this particular model or offer this model as 'printable product' (either on it's own or as a 'model package').
• In case of a Printable 3D Statue/Model you are also allowed to charge customers for your time, paint and 'artistic work' if you are requested to paint it for one of your customers. Keyword here is: Requested. You are for example not allowed to offer this model/statue in your store as 'order this model painted as you like'.

 

No Redistribution Allowed

It is not allowed to redistribute this project, product or the files included in the download(s) in any way (either altered or unaltered). This means that you are not allowed to share or (re-)upload any of the files which you can download from this project, product, tutorial etc.

If other portions of this license state that you can use/redistribute certain parts of this download (for example: snippets, examples from a source code, or specific files etc), then those specific 'items' are exempt from the 'No Redistribution Allowed' rule.

If you need to make this project, product or files available to others (for example visitors of your blog), then you should provide them with a direct link to this page instead of 're-uploading' them to your own blog/website for example.

Logo & Branding Copyright

XNL Future Technologies™, XNL TV™, XEWA™, TeamXNL™, System166™, The XNL Ft logo, The XNL Future Technologies logo, The XNL TV logo, The E-Series "Flamingo Logo", The XNL E-Academy Logo, The Overkill Edition Logo, The XEWA logo, The System166 Logo, The Sophie The Pigeon 8-Bit logo and others are trademarks or registered trademarks of XNL Future Technologies in The Netherlands and other countries. Other terms, project, product or brand-names and/or logo's may be trademarks of others.

XNL Future Technologies is not associated and does not claim to be associated with any company or product that might have been mentioned in their documentation unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Legal & Disclaimer(s)

SIMPLIFIED DISCLAIMER:
The use of our projects, products, schematics or other files is at your own responsibility and they are provided “AS-IS”, without ANY WARRANTY. Use of the content on or from our website(s) is 100% at your own risk. Please realize that most of the 'stuff' that we offer on our website is intended for the enthusiasts, and thus it is designed/meant to be adapted, expanded or adjusted for use in 'larger' projects. Or that it is meant as a basic guideline to get started on a project of your own. Some products that we used (or have used) internally in our company will be shared with the public so that others can enjoy these modules or products also. For all these projects, product, files etc goes: USE AT OWN RISK! Some projects or products that we use internally do not have build in security measures (like reverse polarity protection for example!), this is to keep the costs at internal (test) stages as low as possible or due to the fact that the product is intended to be used in only one particular way! Keep this in mind when using, building or even buying these projects or products. If you're not sure what you're doing or if you don't trust a certain product, schematic, sample or anything else: USE YOUR INSTINCT and DO NOT CONTINUE, If you DO want to continue working on or with the project, product, source-code, sample, printed circuit board, model, schematic etc: Again: AT YOUR OWN RISK. The same goes for using our software (either closed source or other included binaries): USE A YOUR OWN RISK.

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