VMware® vSphere Software Development Kit License Agreement
VMware, Inc. (“VMware”) provides the VMware vSphere Software Development Kit (collectively
the “Software”) to you subject to the following terms and conditions. By downloading, installing,
or using the Software, you (the individual or legal entity) agree to be bound by the terms of this
license agreement (the “Agreement”). If you disagree with any of the following terms, then do not
use the Software.
1. The Software contains a variety of materials, interface definitions, documentation, sample utility
applications and sample code regarding programming interfaces to one or more VMware products that are
referenced in such materials (the referenced products, “VMware Products”). This Software is intended to
be used to develop software that#interacts with the VMware Products.
2. Use Rights: Subject to the restrictions below, you may download and make a reasonable number of
copies of the Software for your use solely for the purpose of creating software that communicates with
VMware Products (your software, “Developer Software”). Some code may be designated as
“distributable code” and/or “modifiable code” at http://www.vmware.com/go/vwssdk-redistribution-info .
You may use and merge all or portions of the “distributable code” with your Developer Software. Any
merged portion of any “distributable code” is subject to this Agreement. Additionally, you may modify
or create derivative works of all or portions of the “modifiable code.” You are permitted to re-distribute
the “distributable code” and the modified or derivative works of the “modifiable code” only as part of
your Developer Software for non-commercial or commercial use; provided that you shall only distribute
such code subject to a license agreement that protects VMware’s and its licensors’ interests consistent
with the terms contained in this Agreement. Open source software components provided with the
Software are licensed to you under the terms of the applicable license agreements included with such
open source software components. The open source software licenses can be found in the
open_source_licenses.txt file, other materials accompanying the Software, the documentation or
corresponding source files available at http://www.vmware.com/download/open_source.html.
3. Restrictions: You agree that you will not (1) use the Software to create, design or develop anything
other than Developer Software; (2) make any more copies of the Software than are reasonably necessary
for the authorized use and backup and archival purposes; (3) modify, create derivative works of, reverse
engineer, reverse compile, or disassemble the Software except as expressly permitted in Section 2; (4)
distribute, sell, lease, rent, lend, or sublicense any part of the Software to any third party except as
expressly permitted in Section 2; or (5) use the Software in any manner to (a) circumvent any technical
restrictions of VMware Products or violate any additional licensing terms applicable to VMware Products
that VMware provides through product documentation, email notification on the VMware website or in
the terms of the End User License Agreements; (b) disable, remove, over-ride or modify the display of
any VMware Product End User License Agreements that the VMware Products present to the end
customers; or (c) upload or otherwise transmit any material containing software viruses or other computer
code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any software or
hardware.
The restrictions in this Section 3 shall not apply if and to the extent they contradict mandatory local law
(including, but not limited to, law implementing the EC Software Directive).
4. VMware retains ownership of the Software and all intellectual property rights embodied in the
Software, including without limitation all copyrights, trade secrets and patents. You may not remove,
delete or modify any of VMware copyright statements in the Software. ALL RIGHTS NOT
EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREUNDER ARE RESERVED TO VMWARE.
