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@@ -1,68 +1,72 @@ -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, Copyright (c) -1993-1999, all rights reserved. Since ACE and TAO are freely -available, [6]open source software, you are free to do anything you -like with the ACE and TAO source code and object code produced from -the source, as long as you include this copyright statement along with -code built using ACE and TAO. - -In particular, you can use ACE and TAO in commercial software and are -under no obligation to redistribute any of your source code that is -built using ACE and TAO. Please note, however, that you may not do -anything to the ACE and TAO code, such as copyrighting it yourself or -claiming authorship of the ACE and TAO code, that will prevent it from -being distributed freely using an open source development model. - -ACE and TAO are provided as is with no warranties of any kind, -including the warranties of design, merchantibility and fitness for a -particular purpose, noninfringement, or arising from a course of -dealing, usage or trade practice. Moreover, ACE and TAO are provided -with no support and without any obligation on the part of Washington -University, its employees, or students to assist in its use, -correction, modification, or enhancement. However, commercial support -for ACE and TAO are available from [7]Riverace and [8]OCI, -respectively. - -Washington University, its employees, and students shall have no -liability with respect to the infringement of copyrights, trade -secrets or any patents by ACE and TAO or any part thereof. Moreover, -in no event will Washington University, its employees, or students be -liable for any lost revenue or profits or other special, indirect and -consequential damages. - -The [1]ACE and [2]TAO web sites are maintained by the [9]Center for -Distributed Object Computing of Washington University for the -development of open source software as part of the [10]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 -[11]ACE and [12]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 and TAO projects -or their designees. - -The names ACE(TM), TAO(TM), and Washington University may not be used -to endorse or promote products or services derived from this source -without express written permission from Washington University. -Further, products or services derived from this source may not be -called ACE(TM) or TAO(TM), nor may the name Washington University -appear in their names, without express written permission from -Washington University. - -If you have any suggestions, additions, comments, or questions, please -let [13]me know. - -[14]Douglas C. Schmidt -_________________________________________________________________ - -Back to the [15]ACE home page. + _________________________________________________________________ + + 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, Copyright (c) + 1993-1999, all rights reserved. Since ACE and TAO are [6]open source, + [7]free software, you are free to do anything you like with the ACE + and TAO source code and object code produced from the source, as long + as you include this copyright statement along with code built using + ACE and TAO. + + In particular, you can use ACE and TAO in proprietary software and are + under no obligation to redistribute any of your source code that is + built using ACE and TAO. Please note, however, that you may not do + anything to the ACE and TAO code, such as copyrighting it yourself or + claiming authorship of the ACE and TAO code, that will prevent it from + being distributed freely using an open source development model. + + ACE and TAO are provided as is with no warranties of any kind, + including the warranties of design, merchantibility and fitness for a + particular purpose, noninfringement, or arising from a course of + dealing, usage or trade practice. Moreover, ACE and TAO are provided + with no support and without any obligation on the part of Washington + University, its employees, or students to assist in its use, + correction, modification, or enhancement. However, commercial support + for ACE and TAO are available from [8]Riverace and [9]OCI, + respectively. Moreover, both ACE and TAO are Y2K-compliant, as long as + the underlying OS platform is Y2K-compliant. + + Washington University, its employees, and students shall have no + liability with respect to the infringement of copyrights, trade + secrets or any patents by ACE and TAO or any part thereof. Moreover, + in no event will Washington University, its employees, or students be + liable for any lost revenue or profits or other special, indirect and + consequential damages. + + The [10]ACE and [11]TAO web sites are maintained by the [12]Center for + Distributed Object Computing of Washington University for the + development of open source software as part of the [13]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 + [14]ACE and [15]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 and TAO projects + or their designees. + + The names ACE + (TM), TAO(TM), and Washington University may not be used to endorse or + promote products or services derived from this source without express + written permission from Washington University. Further, products or + services derived from this source may not be called ACE(TM) or + TAO(TM), nor may the name Washington University appear in their names, + without express written permission from Washington University. + + If you have any suggestions, additions, comments, or questions, please + let [16]me know. + + [17]Douglas C. Schmidt + _________________________________________________________________ + + Back to the [18]ACE home page. References @@ -72,12 +76,15 @@ References 4. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html 5. http://www.wustl.edu/ 6. http://www.opensource.org/ - 7. http://www.riverace.com/ - 8. file://localhost/project/adaptive/.www-docs/www.ociweb.com - 9. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html - 10. http://www.opensource.org/ - 11. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-obtain.html - 12. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-obtain.html - 13. mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu - 14. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ - 15. file://localhost/project/adaptive/.www-docs/ACE.html + 7. http://www.gnu.org/ + 8. http://www.riverace.com/ + 9. file://localhost/home/cs/faculty/schmidt/.www-docs/www.ociweb.com + 10. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html + 11. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO.html + 12. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html + 13. http://www.opensource.org/ + 14. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-obtain.html + 15. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-obtain.html + 16. mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu + 17. http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ + 18. file://localhost/home/cs/faculty/schmidt/.www-docs/ACE.html |