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author | William R. Otte <wotte@dre.vanderbilt.edu> | 2008-03-04 14:51:23 +0000 |
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committer | William R. Otte <wotte@dre.vanderbilt.edu> | 2008-03-04 14:51:23 +0000 |
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diff --git a/ACE/COPYING b/ACE/COPYING new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a42692314f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/ACE/COPYING @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ + + _________________________________________________________________ + + Copyright and Licensing Information for ACE(TM), TAO(TM), CIAO(TM), and + CoSMIC(TM) + + [1]ACE(TM), [2]TAO(TM), [3]CIAO(TM), and [4]CoSMIC(TM) (henceforth + referred to as "DOC software") are copyrighted by [5]Douglas C. + Schmidt and his [6]research group at [7]Washington University, + [8]University of California, Irvine, and [9]Vanderbilt University, + Copyright (c) 1993-2008, all rights reserved. Since DOC software is + open-source, freely available software, you are free to use, modify, + copy, and distribute--perpetually and irrevocably--the DOC software + source code and object code produced from the source, as well as copy + and distribute modified versions of this software. You must, however, + include this copyright statement along with any code built using DOC + software that you release. No copyright statement needs to be provided + if you just ship binary executables of your software products. + + You can use DOC software in commercial and/or binary software releases + and are under no obligation to redistribute any of your source code + that is built using DOC software. Note, however, that you may not do + anything to the DOC software code, such as copyrighting it yourself or + claiming authorship of the DOC software code, that will prevent DOC + software from being distributed freely using an open-source + development model. You needn't inform anyone that you're using DOC + software in your software, though we encourage you to let [10]us know + so we can promote your project in the [11]DOC software success + stories. + + The [12]ACE, [13]TAO, [14]CIAO, and [15]CoSMIC web sites are + maintained by the [16]DOC Group at the [17]Institute for Software + Integrated Systems (ISIS) and the [18]Center for Distributed Object + Computing of Washington University, St. Louis for the development of + open-source software as part of the open-source software community. By + submitting comments, suggestions, code, code snippets, techniques + (including that of usage) and algorithms (collectively + ``Submissions''), submitters acknowledge that they have the right to + do so, that any such Submissions are given freely and unreservedly, + and that they waive any claims to copyright or ownership. In addition, + submitters acknowledge that any such Submission might become part of + the copyright maintained on the overall body of code that comprises + the DOC software. By making a Submission, submitter agree to these + terms. Moreover, submitters acknowledge that the incorporation or + modification of such Submissions is entirely at the discretion of the + moderators of the open-source DOC software projects or their + designees. + + Submissions are provided by the submitter ``as is'' with no warranties + whatsoever, including any warranty of merchantability, noninfringement + of third party intellectual property, or fitness for any particular + purpose. In no event shall the submitter be liable for any direct, + indirect, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, + including without limitation, lost profits, even if advised of the + possibility of such damages. Likewise, DOC software is provided as is + with no warranties of any kind, including the warranties of design, + merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose, + noninfringement, or arising from a course of dealing, usage or trade + practice. Washington University, UC Irvine, Vanderbilt University, + their employees, and students shall have no liability with respect to + the infringement of copyrights, trade secrets or any patents by DOC + software or any part thereof. Moreover, in no event will Washington + University, UC Irvine, or Vanderbilt University, their employees, or + students be liable for any lost revenue or profits or other special, + indirect and consequential damages. + + DOC software is provided with no support and without any obligation on + the part of Washington University, UC Irvine, Vanderbilt University, + their employees, or students to assist in its use, correction, + modification, or enhancement. A [19]number of companies around the + world provide commercial support for DOC software, however. + + DOC software is Y2K-compliant, as long as the underlying OS platform + is Y2K-compliant. Likewise, DOC software is compliant with the new US + daylight savings rule passed by Congress as "The Energy Policy Act of + 2005," which established new daylight savings times (DST) rules for + the United States that expand DST as of March 2007. Since DOC software + obtains time/date and calendaring information from operating systems + users will not be affected by the new DST rules as long as they + upgrade their operating systems accordingly. + + The names ACE(TM), TAO(TM), CIAO(TM), CoSMIC(TM), Washington + University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt University, may not be used to + endorse or promote products or services derived from this source + without express written permission from Washington University, UC + Irvine, or Vanderbilt University. Further, products or services + derived from this source may not be called ACE(TM), TAO(TM), CIAO(TM), + or CoSMIC(TM) nor may the name Washington University, UC Irvine, or + Vanderbilt University appear in their names, without express written + permission from Washington University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt + University. + + If you have any suggestions, additions, comments, or questions, please + let [20]me know. + + [21]Douglas C. Schmidt + _________________________________________________________________ + + Back to the [22]ACE home page. + +References + + 1. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html + 2. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html + 3. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/CIAO/ + 4. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/cosmic/ + 5. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ + 6. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html + 7. http://www.wustl.edu/ + 8. http://www.uci.edu/ + 9. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ + 10. mailto:doc_group@cs.wustl.edu + 11. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-users.html + 12. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html + 13. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html + 14. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/CIAO/ + 15. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/cosmic/ + 16. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/ + 17. http://www.isis.vanderbilt.edu/ + 18. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html + 19. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/commercial-support.html + 20. mailto:d.schmidt@vanderbilt.edu + 21. http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ + 22. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/ACE.html |