HPTOOLS DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
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HPTOOLS (c) 1998-2002 by Hewlett-Packard and Jean-Yves Avenard

This license applies to all files of the HPTOOLS distribution except the files
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to source code distribution and documentation distribution. All the files
of the HPTOOLS distribution except the files listed below as Exception files
will be referred to as "HPTOOLS" in the following.

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Notice and Disclaimer of Warranty as well as this License.

You may modify your copy or copies of HPTOOLS or any portion
thereof for your personal use, but publishing or distributing any modified
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object files or printed files) without the written permission of the
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Commercial use of HPTOOLS is prohibited without the written permission
of the copyright holders.

By copying, modifying or distributing HPTOOLS, you indicate your acceptance
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Disclaimer of Warranty
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HPTOOLS source files, binaries and documentation are distributed in the hope
that they will be useful, but the
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS PROVIDES THE PROGRAM AND DOCUMENTATION "AS THEY ARE"
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM OR
DOCUMENTATION OF HPTOOLS.