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SNNS License Agreement Readme File for SNNS version 4.2
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SNNS is (Copyright) 1990-95 University of Stuttgart, Institute for
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Parallel and Distributed High Performance Systems (IPVR),
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Breitwiesenstr. 20-22, D-70565 Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. of Germany and
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(Copyright) 1996-98 University of Tuebingen, Wilhelm-Schickard
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Institute for Computer Science, Koestlinstr. 6, D-72074 Tuebingen.
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SNNS is distributed by the University of Tuebingen as `Free Software'
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in a licensing agreement similar in some aspects to the GNU General
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Public License. There are a number of important differences, however,
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regarding modifications and distribution of SNNS to third parties.
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Note also that SNNS is not part of the GNU software nor is any of its
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authors connected with the Free Software Foundation. We only share
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some common beliefs about software distribution. Note further that
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SNNS is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN.
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The SNNS License is designed to make sure that you have the freedom to
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give away verbatim copies of SNNS, that you receive source code or can
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get it if you want it and that you can change the software for your
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personal use; and that you know you can do these things.
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We protect your and our rights with two steps: (1) copyright the
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software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal
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permission to copy and distribute the unmodified software or modify it
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for your own purpose.
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In contrast to the GNU license we do not allow modified copies of our
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software to be distributed. You may, however, distribute your
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modifications as separate files (e.g. patch files) along with our
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unmodified SNNS software. We encourage users to send changes and
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improvements which would benefit many other users to us so that all
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users may receive these improvements in a later version. The
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restriction not to distribute modified copies is also useful to
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prevent bug reports from someone else's modifications.
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Also, for our protection, we want to make certain that everyone
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understands that there is NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND for the SNNS
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software.
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If you have any questions regarding this license agreement, please
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contact Andreas Zell at zell@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de
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SNNS License Agreement
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1. This License Agreement applies to the SNNS program and all
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accompanying programs and files that are distributed with a notice
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placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the
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terms of the SNNS License. ``SNNS'', below, refers to any such
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program or work, and a ``work based on SNNS'' means either SNNS or any
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work containing SNNS or a portion of it, either verbatim or with
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modifications. Each licensee is addressed as ``you''.
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2. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of SNNS's source code
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as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
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appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and
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disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this
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License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other
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recipients of SNNS a copy of this license along with SNNS.
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3. You may modify your copy or copies of SNNS or any portion of it
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only for your own use. You may not distribute modified copies of SNNS
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You may, however, distribute your modifications as separate files (e.
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patch files) along with the unmodified SNNS software. We also
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encourage users to send changes and improvements which would benefit
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many other users to us so that all users may receive these
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improvements in a later version. The restriction not to distribute
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modified copies is also useful to prevent bug reports from someone
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else's modifications.
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4. If you distribute copies of SNNS you may not charge anything except
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the cost for the media and a fair estimate of the costs of computer
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time or network time directly attributable to the copying.
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5. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer SNNS
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except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt
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otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer SNNS is
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void, and will automatically terminate your rights to use SNNS under
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this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights to
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use copies, from you under this License will not have their licenses
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terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
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6. By copying, distributing or modifying SNNS (or any work based on
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SNNS) you indicate your acceptance of this license to do so, and all
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its terms and conditions.
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7. Each time you redistribute SNNS (or any work based on SNNS), the
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recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor
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to copy, distribute or modify SNNS subject to these terms and
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conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the
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recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
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8. Incorporation of SNNS or parts of it in commercial programs
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requires a special agreement between the copyright holder and the
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Licensee in writing and ususally involves the payment of license fees.
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If you want to incorporate SNNS or parts of it in commercial programs
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write to the author about further details.
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9. Because SNNS is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for
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SNNS, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The copyright holders
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and/or other parties provide SNNS ``as is'' without warranty of any
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kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the
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implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
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purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of SNNS is
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with you. Should the program prove defective, you assume the cost of
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all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
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10. In no event will any copyright holder, or any other party who may
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redistribute SNNS as permitted above, be liable to you for damages,
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including any general, special, incidental or consequential damages
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arising out of the use or inability to use SNNS (including but not
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limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses
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sustained by you or third parties or a failure of SNNS to operate with
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any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been
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advised of the possibility of such damages.
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End of SNNS License Agreement
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