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Software License and Shipment Agreement - Dell Products LP, Dell Computer Corp. and Red Hat Software Inc.
SOFTWARE LICENSE AND SHIPMENT AGREEMENT
This License and Shipment Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of
the 25th day of February, 1999 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Dell
Products L.P., by and on behalf of itself, Dell Computer Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and the other affiliates of Dell Computer Corporation ("Dell"),
which its principal place of business at One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682
and Red Hat Software, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Developer"), with principal
place of business at 2600 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC 27713.
1. LICENSE RIGHTS. Developer grants to Dell a non-exclusive, worldwide
license to repro-duce, install on the hard drive of Dell computers and ship the
software program(s) (the "Software") and related materials described on Schedule
"A" (collectively, the "Products"). Within five (5) days of the Effective Date,
Devel-oper will provide Dell with a master copy of the current released version
of the Products. Within [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]** of any change to
the current version of any of the Products, [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]**, Developer will provide Dell with updated masters of the Products
and a description of the changes. Dell will purchase packaged copies of the
Products containing diskettes and documentation from Developer or a distributor
selected by Dell for inclusion with each Dell Computer containing the Software
that is shipped for revenue. The parties acknowledge that Developer and not Dell
is the "distributor" of the Products in the context of the General Public
License, and Dell's activities with respect to the Product shall not constitute
"distribution" under or otherwise fall within the scope of the General Public
License.
2. STOCK BALANCING AND RETURNS. Dell may balance its stock of packaged
Products [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]** and return surplus inventory
freight pre-paid for a credit against future orders of Products, Dell may
exchange its remaining inventory of older versions of packaged Products for a
new or updated release on a unit-for-unit basis.
3. [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]**.
4. PURCHASING; DELIVERY; PAYMENT. Dell shall submit purchaser orders
("Orders") for the Products to Developer or Developer's authorized
distributor specifying quantities for each Product ordered and required
delivery date. Dell may defer, change, or cancel any Order prior to shipment.
Developer will label Products ordered by Dell with bar codes in accordance
with Dell's Bar Code Label Guidelines. Prices in Schedule A are exclusive of
any shipping charges, sales, use or similar taxes. Payment shall be
[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]** after receipt of Products.
5. TRADEMARKS. Any and all trademarks and trade names which Developer
uses in connection with the Prod-ucts are and will remain the exclusive property
of Developer. Developer grants Dell a limited license to reproduce any such
trademarks and trade names as necessary or appropriate for Dell to promote and
market the Products subject to Developer's trademark use guidelines.
6. WARRANTY; DISCLAIMER. Developer will warrant the Product directly
to the end-user in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in
Developer's end-user license agreement, or modifications of the same.
Developer further warrants to Dell that the Products, alone and in
combination with Dell computers do not infringe any patent, copyright,
trademark or trade secret of any third party and will indemnify and hold Dell
harmless from any such claimed infringement provided that Dell provides
Developer with prompt written notice of each such claim and its reasonable
cooperation in the defense of such claim. In particular, this warranty and
indemnity includes Developer's compliance with its license obligations under
the General Public License,
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to the extent such obligations exist. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
SECTION 6, DEVELOPER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY.
On an ongoing basis, Developer represents and warrants that:
(a) the Product(s) will operate in accordance with its written
specifications;
(b) Developer has all the necessary rights, titles and
interests in the Product(s) to grant Dell the rights and licenses contained
in this Agreement;
(c) the Product(s) shall not infringe any copyright,
patent, trade secret or any other intellectual property rights or similar
rights of any third party;
(d) the Product(s) does not contain any known viruses,
expiration, time-sensitive devices or other harmful code that would inhibit
the end user's use of the Product(s) or Dell system;
7. TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement will begin as of the
Effective Date and will continue for a period of one (1) year. This Agreement
is automatically renewable at one year periods unless either party terminates
as provided herein. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice of a material breach, if the breach has
not been cured within this 30 day period. Upon termination or expiration of
this Agreement, Dell will immediately stop reproducing Products as provided
in Section 1 above; provided, however, that Dell is permitted to continue
shipping any Products that are already installed on Dell computers as of the
date of termination or expiration. Additionally, Dell will immediately return
to Developer the master diskettes of the Products, together with any
information of Developer marked "Confidential," "Proprietary," or containing
similar markings, including any copies thereof, except those needed for
customer support, and all packaged Products except for one copy for each copy
of Product already installed on Dell computers as of the date of termination
or expiration, and Developer shall refund to Dell all sums already paid for
such Products.
8. TRAINING SUPPORT. Dell may make copies of the software Products
at no charge for internal sales training and sup-port, and Developer will
provide Dell with marketing and other Product literature and materials
reasonably requested by Dell for purposes of such training and support.
Developer will provide Dell and Dell's customers with its standard,
world-wide support offerings and procedures. Dell will have access to
Developer's applicable bulletin board services.
9. NOTICES. Any notice required to be given will be deemed given if in
writing and actually delivered, transmitted by facsimile, or deposited in the
United States mail in registered or certified form, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or if sent by air courier, fees prepaid, addressed to the party
at the address set forth below or to such other address as the party may
indicate in accordance with this Section.
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AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED
MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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Developer address:
Red Hat Software, Inc.
Attn: Counsel
2600 Meridian Pkwy
Durham, NC 27713
Dell Address:
Dell Products L.P.
One Dell Way
EBP, Box 4
Round Rock, TX 78682
Attn: Strategic Commodity Manager
Software Procurement
Copy to:
Dell Computer Corporation
One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78682
Attn: Terry McElroy
Dell Legal
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Purchase Orders issued
hereunder constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and merges all prior written or oral communications,
understandings, and agreements. Neither party may assign this Agreement without
the written consent of the other.
11. GENERAL.
(a) Developer may not assign this Agreement without Dell's
specific prior written consent which Dell will not unreasonably withhold, and
any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing will be void.
(b) Neither party will be responsible for delays beyond its
reasonable control.
(c) No waiver of any term or condition is valid unless it is
in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party charged with
the waiver. A valid waiver is limited to the specific situation for which it was
given.
(d) Each party agrees to comply with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations, orders and ordinances of the United States and of any other
state or country with jurisdiction over each party or each party's activities in
performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation all
applicable import or export regulations and all incensing or permitting
requirements.
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AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED
MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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(e) This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED]**
and the applicable laws of the United States, exclusive of any provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods and without
regard to principles of conflicts of law.
(f) Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will
be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Agreement is found to violate a law, it will
be severed from the rest of the Agreement and ignored.
(g) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts
in the English language, and each counterpart will be deemed an original, but
all counterparts together will constitute a single instrument.
(h) The English language version of this Agreement will
control regardless of any subsequent translations of this Agreement.
(i) The headings contained in this Agreement are for the
purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the
contents of this Agreement.
(j) Dell and Developer are independent contractors; neither
party may bind or attempt to bind the other without the other's prior written
consent.
(k) This Agreement has been negotiated by the parties and
their respective counsel and will be interpreted fairly in accordance with its
terms and without any strict construction in favor of or against either party.
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RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their
duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
DEVELOPER DELL
By: /s/ Paul McNamara By: Dell Products L.P.
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Name: Paul Mcnamara Name: Martin J. Garvin /s/
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Title: Vice President Title: VP, Worldwide Procurement
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Date: 3/17/99 Date: 3/17/99
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RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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SCHEDULE A
PRODUCT
Red Hat Linux
1. At Dell's option, Dell will use reasonable efforts to offer Red Hat Linux
(current version 5.2) installed by DPSI on selected configurations of Dell
servers by the end of March, 1999. Dell will be allowed to charge an
installation fee to Dell customers for this service. Developer will provide a
shrink-wrapped package containing System Builder Edition media and installation
manual to Dell for inclusion in the packaging of my Dell platform loaded with
Red Hat Linux. The cost of the package will be [CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
REQUESTED]**when purchased directly from Red Hat or at a standard mark-up when
purchased from an authorized distributor.
2. Two versions of the software, in English only, will be available to Dell
customers. Both have the same code, but different levels of support from
Developer. The System Builder addition is available at a cost of [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED]**and includes no support. The Commercial Server Edition
includes 90-days of 24 x 7 support from Developer at a cost of [CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT REQUESTED]**. Developer will keep Dell informed should any other
languages as such languages become available.
3. Configurations will be limited due to lack of driver support for certain
peripherals.
4. All software support will be provided by Developer to Dell customers. Dell
assumes no obligation in assuring payment of such fees by Dell customers to
Developer. Developer will arrange to separately contract with Dell customers
for support and service of Linux.
5. Initial installations will be on PE1300 and PE 2300. Additional platforms
including other server models, workstations, notebooks and desktops will be made
available, at Dell's option.
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**[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED
MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
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SCHEDULE B
Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure
Red Hat Linux has been designed and tested from the beginning to work
for our customers in the Year 2000 and beyond. We have tested the system
utilities and kernel of Red Hat Linux versions 4.1 and greater, and have found
them to be Year 2000 compliant, meaning that they will not produce errors in
date data related to the year change from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000.
Customers who use versions of Red Hat Linux prior to version 4.1 may upgrade to
more recent and up-to-date versions at no charge, by downloading a new version
from Red Hat's ftp site at FTP.REDHAT.COM or from one of many mirror sites
around the world.
Red Hat Linux, as an operating system, is only one layer of many in a
functioning computer system. Some applications written to work with Red Hat
Linux may not be Year 2000 compliant, even though the operating system itself
is. Therefore, we encourage our customers to evaluate their hardware, software
applications, and other computer products carefully.
Red Hat software believes Year 2000 readiness issues are more about
testing, good practices, and user education than product warranty. We will
continue to provide information to customers about year 2000 readiness, but
contractual warranties specific to Year 2000 readiness are not appropriate given
the true nature of Year 2000 issues and the simple fact that a single technology
provider, even one as well prepared for the Year 2000 as Red Hat, cannot solve
all issues related to the transition to the Year 2000. Warranties for Red Hat
Software's products are set forth in the license agreements that accompany the
products and we recommend that customers read those warranties to understand
their rights. The information we disseminate about year 2000 readiness does not
constitute an extension of any warranty for Red Hat Software products. Red Hat
Software provides this information to assist our customers in evaluating and
correcting potential issues for using dates into the next century.
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**[CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED] INDICATES MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN OMITTED
AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ALL SUCH OMITTED
MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 406 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.