hdf5/COPYING

Copyright Notice and License Terms for 
HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) Software Library and Utilities
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HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) Software Library and Utilities
Copyright 2006 by The HDF Group (THG).

NCSA HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format 5) Software Library and Utilities
Copyright 1998-2006 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

All rights reserved.

Contributors:   National Center for Supercomputing Applications  (NCSA) at 
the University of Illinois, Fortner Software, Unidata Program Center (netCDF), 
The Independent JPEG Group (JPEG), Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler (gzip), 
and Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
modification, are permitted for any purpose (including commercial purposes) 
provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
   this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, 
   this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation 
   and/or materials provided with the distribution.

3. In addition, redistributions of modified forms of the source or binary 
   code must carry prominent notices stating that the original code was 
   changed and the date of the change.

4. All publications or advertising materials mentioning features or use of 
   this software are asked, but not required, to acknowledge that it was 
   developed by The HDF Group and by the National Center for Supercomputing 
   Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and 
   credit the contributors.

5. Neither the name of The HDF Group, the name of the University, nor the 
   name of any Contributor may be used to endorse or promote products derived 
   from this software without specific prior written permission from the 
   University, THG, or the Contributor, respectively.

DISCLAIMER: 
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE HDF GROUP (THG) AND THE CONTRIBUTORS 
"AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  In no 
event shall THG or the Contributors be liable for any damages suffered by 
the users arising out of the use of this software, even if advised of the 
possibility of such damage. 

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Portions of HDF5 were developed with support from the University of 
California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (UC LLNL).  
The following statement applies to those portions of the product and must 
be retained in any redistribution of source code, binaries, documentation, 
and/or accompanying materials:

   This work was partially produced at the University of California, 
   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (UC LLNL) under contract 
   no. W-7405-ENG-48 (Contract 48) between the U.S. Department of Energy 
   (DOE) and The Regents of the University of California (University) 
   for the operation of UC LLNL.

   DISCLAIMER: 
   This work was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of 
   the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor 
   the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any 
   warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility 
   for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, 
   apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use 
   would not infringe privately- owned rights. Reference herein to any 
   specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, 
   trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute 
   or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United 
   States Government or the University of California. The views and 
   opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect 
   those of the United States Government or the University of California, 
   and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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