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ToolBus/PathPort Non-Commercial Software License
Archived Beta ReleaseRead the following license CAREFULLY. In order to download the archived beta release of the ToolBus software from this site, you must agree to and abide by all of the terms and conditions of the following license. By clicking on the "Accept" button at the end of this document you indicate your acceptance of the license terms.
Non-Commercial Purpose License
Copyright © 2002 by Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. All rights reserved.
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc (VTIP) owns the ToolBus software and its associated documentation ("Software"). You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software. Your use of this Software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and all terms and conditions.
You are hereby granted a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use and distribute the Software in both source and binary form according to the following terms and conditions. This license is to use the Software for Non-Commercial Purpose only. Non-Commercial Purpose means the use of the Software solely for internal non-commercial research and academic purposes. Non-Commercial Purpose excludes, without limitation, any use of the Software, as part of, or in any way in connection with a product or service which is sold, offered for sale, licensed, leased, loaned, or rented. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this compilation for Non- Commercial Purpose is hereby granted without fee, subject to the following terms of this license. Only verbatim, complete, and unmodified versions of this software (in either binary or source code form) are permitted to be redistributed under this license.
1 Copies and Modifications
You must include the above copyright notice and this license on any copy or modification of this compilation. Each time you redistribute this Software, the recipient automatically receives a license to copy, distribute or modify the Software subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on this Software or any derivative works beyond those restrictions herein.
Any inquiries and comments regarding bugs, bug fixes, enhancements, modifications or any other similar issues should be directed to toolbus@vbi.vt.edu.
2 Commercial Use
If you desire to use the software for profit-making or commercial purposes, you agree to negotiate in good faith a license with VTIP prior to such profit-making or commercial use. VTIP shall have no obligation to grant such license to you, and may grant exclusive or non-exclusive licenses to others. You agree to notify VTIP of any inquiries you have for commercial use of the Software and/or its modifications. You may contact the following by email to discuss commercial use: VTIP02081@vtip.org
3 Governing Law
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
4 Disclaimer of Warranty
Because this software is licensed free of charge, there is no warranty for the program. VTIP makes no warranty or representation that the operation of the software in this compilation will be error-free, and VTIP is under no obligation to provide any services, by way of maintenance, update, or otherwise.
THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE LICENSED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
5 Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL VTIP, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM 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 THE PROGRAM (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 THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF VTIP OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Termination
This agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all copies of the software and other associated materials (e.g., documentation) in your possession. This agreement will terminate immediately without notice from VTIP if you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this license. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of the software and other associated materials. This agreement will also terminate immediately with out notice from VTIP if it is found to implement patented algorithms or contain copyrighted code not owned or licensed to VTIP for the purpose of its inclusion in the ToolBus software. This agreement cannot be terminated by any other mechanism or for any other reason than those stated herein.
Use of Names
Users will not use the name of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Toolbus nor any adaptation thereof in any publicity or advertising, without the prior written consent from VTIP in each case.
6 Export License
Export of this software from the United States may require a specific license from the United States Government. It is the responsibility of any person or organization contemplating export to obtain such a license before exporting.
7 END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Address all correspondence regarding this license to VTIP's electronic mail address: VTIP02081@vtip.org