The software in this directory is released under the following general license: 1. The software remains Copyright (1996-1999) The University of Ottawa and Dr. Timothy C. Lethbridge. 2. The software is released on an as-is basis and without any warranties of any kind. In particular, the software is not guaranteed to be fault-tolerant or free from failure, so it should not be used in any context where there are public, safety, financial or other risks should a failure occur. Any use, and any consequent failure, is purely the responsibility of the user. 3. No support will be provided for this software unless financial or other terms are arranged in advance. 4. Anyone is free to use the software provided they adhere to the following restrictions: a) You notify us by email (tcl@site.uottawa.ca) about the nature of your use of the software. b) If you intend to use the software in the context of a profit-making venture, that you negotiate fair compensation with us. You may experiment with the software at no charge, but negotiated compensation arrangements must be in place before first release to customers or first use in production, whichever comes first. Compensation may be financial or of some other nature. The amount of compensation will depend on the extensiveness of your use of the software. c) You may modify the software, provided that you provide us with the source code of such changes. We will be free to choose whether or not to incorporate such changes into subsequent distributions. You must provide us with a license to use such changes that is no more restrictive than this current license. In addition, we will be free to distribute your changes under this current license, with no compensation to you unless other arrangements are made in advance of your using this software. d) You may distribute the software, including versions modified by you, to others provided i. That this license notice is included and the license remains in effect; ii. That you notify us of the manner and destination of the distribution. Dr. Timothy C. Lethbridge School of Information Technology and Engineering University of Ottawa tcl@site.uottawa.ca +1 613 562-5800x6685