ChangeLogTag:Mon Jul 14 11:16:25 2003 Craig Rodrigues <crodrigu@bbn.com>

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-Copyright and Licensing Information for ACE(TM) and TAO(TM)
 
-[1]ACE(TM) and [2]TAO(TM) are copyrighted by [3]Douglas C. Schmidt and
-his [4]research group at [5]Washington University, [6]University of
-California, Irvine, and [7]Vanderbilt University Copyright (c)
-1993-2003, all rights reserved. Since ACE+TAO are open-source, free
-software, you are free to use, modify, copy, and
-distribute--perpetually and irrevocably--the ACE+TAO 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 code built using ACE+TAO.
-
-You can use ACE+TAO in proprietary software and are under no
-obligation to redistribute any of your source code that is built using
-ACE+TAO. Note, however, that you may not do anything to the ACE+TAO
-code, such as copyrighting it yourself or claiming authorship of the
-ACE+TAO code, that will prevent ACE+TAO from being distributed freely
-using an open-source development model. You needn't inform anyone that
-you're using ACE+TAO in your software, though we encourage you to let
-[8]us know so we can promote your project in the [9]ACE+TAO success
-stories..
-
-ACE+TAO are 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. Moreover, ACE+TAO are 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. However, commercial support for ACE is available from
-[10]Riverace and commercial support for TAO is available from [11]OCI
-and [12]PrismTech. Both ACE and TAO are Y2K-compliant, as long as the
-underlying OS platform is Y2K-compliant.
-
-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 ACE+TAO 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.
-
-The [13]ACE and [14]TAO web sites are maintained by the [15]Center for
-Distributed Object Computing of Washington University for the
-development of open-source software as part of the [16]open-source
-software community. By submitting comments, suggestions, code, code
-snippets, techniques (including that of usage), and algorithms,
-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, which comprises the
-[17]ACE and [18]TAO software. By making a submission, submitter agree
-to these terms. Furthermore, submitters acknowledge that the
-incorporation or modification of such submissions is entirely at the
-discretion of the moderators of the open-source ACE+TAO projects or
-their designees.
-
-The names ACE(TM), TAO(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) or TAO(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 [19]me know.
-
-[20]Douglas C. Schmidt
+     _________________________________________________________________
+   
+  Copyright and Licensing Information for ACE(TM) and TAO(TM)
+  
+   [1]ACE(TM) and [2]TAO(TM) are copyrighted by [3]Douglas C. Schmidt and
+   his [4]research group at [5]Washington University, [6]University of
+   California, Irvine, and [7]Vanderbilt University Copyright (c)
+   1993-2003, all rights reserved. Since ACE+TAO are open-source, free
+   software, you are free to use, modify, copy, and
+   distribute--perpetually and irrevocably--the ACE+TAO 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 code built using ACE+TAO.
+   
+   You can use ACE+TAO in proprietary software and are under no
+   obligation to redistribute any of your source code that is built using
+   ACE+TAO. Note, however, that you may not do anything to the ACE+TAO
+   code, such as copyrighting it yourself or claiming authorship of the
+   ACE+TAO code, that will prevent ACE+TAO from being distributed freely
+   using an open-source development model. You needn't inform anyone that
+   you're using ACE+TAO in your software, though we encourage you to let
+   [8]us know so we can promote your project in the [9]ACE+TAO success
+   stories..
+   
+   ACE+TAO are 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. Moreover, ACE+TAO are 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 [10]number of companies provide commercial support for
+   ACE and TAO, however. Both ACE and TAO are Y2K-compliant, as long as
+   the underlying OS platform is Y2K-compliant.
+   
+   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 ACE+TAO 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.
+   
+   The [11]ACE and [12]TAO web sites are maintained by the [13]Center for
+   Distributed Object Computing of Washington University for the
+   development of open-source software as part of the [14]open-source
+   software community. By submitting comments, suggestions, code, code
+   snippets, techniques (including that of usage), and algorithms,
+   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, which comprises the
+   [15]ACE and [16]TAO software. By making a submission, submitter agree
+   to these terms. Furthermore, submitters acknowledge that the
+   incorporation or modification of such submissions is entirely at the
+   discretion of the moderators of the open-source ACE+TAO projects or
+   their designees.
+   
+   The names ACE(TM), TAO(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) or TAO(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 [17]me know.
+   
+   [18]Douglas C. Schmidt
+     _________________________________________________________________
+   
+   Back to the [19]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.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/
-4. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html
-5. http://www.wustl.edu/
-6. http://www.uci.edu/
-7. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
-8. mailto:doc_group@cs.wustl.edu
-9. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-users.html
-10. http://www.riverace.com/
-11. http://www.theaceorb.com/
-12. http://www.prismtechnologies.com/
-13. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html
-14. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html
-15. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html
-16. http://www.opensource.org/
-17. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-obtain.html
-18. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-obtain.html
-19. mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu
-20. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/
-21. file://localhost/project/adaptive/.www-docs/ACE.html
+   1. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html
+   2. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html
+   3. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/
+   4. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html
+   5. http://www.wustl.edu/
+   6. http://www.uci.edu/
+   7. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
+   8. mailto:doc_group@cs.wustl.edu
+   9. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-users.html
+  10. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/commercial-support.html
+  11. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html
+  12. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html
+  13. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html
+  14. http://www.opensource.org/
+  15. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-obtain.html
+  16. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-obtain.html
+  17. mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu
+  18. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/
+  19. file://localhost/project/adaptive/.www-docs/ACE.html