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- SNNS License Agreement Readme File for SNNS version 3.2
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- SNNS is (Copyright) 1990-94 University of Stuttgart, Institute for
- Parallel and Distributed High Performance Systems (IPVR),
- Breitwiesenstr. 20-22, D-70565 Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
-
- SNNS is distributed by the University of Stuttgart as `Free Software'
- in a licensing agreement similar in some aspects to the GNU General
- Public License. There are a number of important differences, however,
- regarding modifications and distribution of SNNS to third parties.
- Note also that SNNS is not part of the GNU software nor is any of its
- authors connected with the Free Software Foundation. We only share
- some common beliefs about software distribution. Note further that
- SNNS is NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN.
-
- The SNNS License is designed to make sure that you have the freedom to
- give away verbatim copies of SNNS, that you receive source code or can
- get it if you want it and that you can change the software for your
- personal use; and that you know you can do these things.
-
- We protect your and our rights with two steps: (1) copyright the
- software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal
- permission to copy and distribute the unmodified software or modify it
- for your own purpose.
-
- In contrast to the GNU license we do not allow modified copies of our
- software to be distributed. You may, however, distribute your
- modifications as separate files (e.g. patch files) along with our
- unmodified SNNS software. We encourage users to send changes and
- improvements which would benefit many other users to us so that all
- users may receive these improvements in a later version. The
- restriction not to distribute modified copies is also useful to
- prevent bug reports from someone else's modifications.
-
- Also, for our protection, we want to make certain that everyone
- understands that there is NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND for the SNNS
- software.
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- SNNS License Agreement
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- 1. This License Agreement applies to the SNNS program and all
- accompanying programs and files that are distributed with a notice
- placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed under the
- terms of the SNNS License. ``SNNS'', below, refers to any such
- program or work, and a ``work based on SNNS'' means either SNNS or any
- work containing SNNS or a portion of it, either verbatim or with
- modifications. Each licensee is addressed as ``you''.
-
- 2. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of SNNS's source code
- as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
- appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and
- disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to this
- License and to the absence of any warranty; and give any other
- recipients of SNNS a copy of this license along with SNNS.
-
- 3. You may modify your copy or copies of SNNS or any portion of it
- only for your own use. You may not distribute modified copies of SNNS
- You may, however, distribute your modifications as separate files (e.
- patch files) along with the unmodified SNNS software. We also
- encourage users to send changes and improvements which would benefit
- many other users to us so that all users may receive these
- improvements in a later version. The restriction not to distribute
- modified copies is also useful to prevent bug reports from someone
- else's modifications.
-
- 4. If you distribute copies of SNNS you may not charge anything except
- the cost for the media and a fair estimate of the costs of computer
- time or network time directly attributable to the copying.
-
- 5. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer SNNS
- except as expressly provided under this License. Any attempt
- otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense, distribute or transfer SNNS is
- void, and will automatically terminate your rights to use SNNS under
- this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights to
- use copies, from you under this License will not have their licenses
- terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
-
- 6. By copying, distributing or modifying SNNS (or any work based on
- SNNS) you indicate your acceptance of this license to do so, and all
- its terms and conditions.
-
- 7. Each time you redistribute SNNS (or any work based on SNNS), the
- recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor
- to copy, distribute or modify SNNS subject to these terms and
- conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the
- recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
-
- 8. Incorporation of SNNS or parts of it in commercial programs
- requires a special agreement between the copyright holder and the
- Licensee in writing and ususally involves the payment of license fees.
- If you want to incorporate SNNS or parts of it in commercial programs
- write to the author about further details.
-
- 9. Because SNNS is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for
- SNNS, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The copyright holders
- and/or other parties provide SNNS ``as is'' without warranty of any
- kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the
- implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
- purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of SNNS is
- with you. Should the program prove defective, you assume the cost of
- all necessary servicing, repair or correction.
-
- 10. In no event will any copyright holder, or any other party who may
- redistribute SNNS as permitted above, be liable to you for damages,
- including any general, special, incidental or consequential damages
- arising out of the use or inability to use SNNS (including but not
- limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses
- sustained by you or third parties or a failure of SNNS to operate with
- any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been
- advised of the possibility of such damages.
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