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LSVM Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2000 O. L. Mangasarian and David R. Musicant. All Rights Reserved. For more information contact: Olvi L. Mangasarian or David R. Musicant, 1210 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706-1685, olvi@cs.wisc.edu or dmusican@carleton.edu.

Allowed Uses: User may use LSVM only in accordance with the appropriate Use License. Academic institutions should agree to the Academic Use License for LSVM, while all others should contact olvi@cs.wisc.edu or dmusican@carleton.edu for further information.

Warranty Disclaimer: USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (A) NEITHER THE LSVM TEAM NOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM (REGENTS) MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF LSVM FOR ANY PURPOSE; (B) LSVM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, WITH ALL DEFECTS" BASIS WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT; (C) NEITHER THE LSVM TEAM NOR THE REGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM USER POSSESSION OR USE OF LSVM (INCLUDING DATA LOSS OR CORRUPTION), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE; AND (D) NEITHER THE LSVM TEAM NOR THE REGENTS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE DEBUGGING, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.

Damages Disclaimer: USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IN NO EVENT WILL THE LSVM TEAM OR THE REGENTS BE LIABLE TO USER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE LSVM EVEN IF THE LSVM TEAM OR THE REGENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Attribution Requirement: User agrees that any reports, publications, or other disclosure of results obtained with LSVM will attribute its use by an appropriate citation.

Compliance with Applicable Laws: User agrees to abide by copyright law and all other applicable laws of the United States including, but not limited to, export control laws.

LSVM Usage Licenses

LSVM 1.0 is free to use for academic and research purposes. Other uses of LSVM are not permitted without an individual license granted by the LSVM team. For more information on individual licenses, please contact olvi@cs.wisc.edu or dmusican@carleton.edu.

Academic Use License for LSVM

This is an Academic Use License for LSVM. This license is between you (the "RECIPIENT"), and the LSVM Team at the Computer Sciences Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (the "PROVIDER"). The LSVM software program was developed by the LSVM Team. All rights, title, and interest in LSVM are owned by the LSVM Team. The subject computer program, including executables and supporting documentation, shall be referred to as the "SOFTWARE".

RECIPIENT and PROVIDER agree as follows:

1. A non-exclusive, non-transferable academic use license is granted to the RECIPIENT to install and use the SOFTWARE on any appropriate computer systems located at the RECIPIENT institution to which the RECIPIENT has authorized access. Use of the SOFTWARE is restricted to the RECIPIENT and collaborators at RECIPIENT institution who have agreed to accept the terms of this license.
2. The PROVIDER shall retain ownership of all materials (including magnetic tape, unless provided by the RECIPIENT) and SOFTWARE delivered to the RECIPIENT. Any modifications or derivative works based on the SOFTWARE shall be considered part of the SOFTWARE and ownership thereof shall be retained by the PROVIDER and shall be made available to the PROVIDER upon request.
3. The RECIPIENT may make a reasonable number of copies of the SOFTWARE for the purpose of backup and maintenance of the SOFTWARE, or for development of derivative works based on the SOFTWARE. The RECIPIENT agrees to include all copyright or trademark notices on any copies of the SOFTWARE or derivatives thereof. All copies of the SOFTWARE, or derivatives thereof, shall be destroyed by the RECIPIENT upon termination of this license.
4. The RECIPIENT shall use the SOFTWARE for research, educational, or other non-commercial purposes only. The RECIPIENT acknowledges that this license grants no rights whatsoever for commercial use of the SOFTWARE or in any commercial version(s) of the SOFTWARE.
5. The RECIPIENT shall not disclose in any form either the delivered SOFTWARE or any modifications or derivative works based on the SOFTWARE to any third party without prior express authorization from the PROVIDER.
6. If the RECIPIENT receives a request to furnish all or any portion of the SOFTWARE to any third party, RECIPIENT shall not fulfill such a request, and further agrees to refer the request to the PROVIDER.
7. The RECIPIENT agrees that the SOFTWARE is furnished on an "as is, with all defects" basis, without maintenance, debugging, support or improvement, and that neither the PROVIDER nor the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System warrant the SOFTWARE or any of its results and are in no way liable for any use that the RECIPIENT makes of the SOFTWARE.
8. The RECIPIENT agrees that any reports, publications, or other disclosure of results obtained with the SOFTWARE will acknowledge its use by an appropriate citation.
9. The term of this license shall not be limited in time. However, PROVIDER may terminate RECIPIENT license without cause at any time.
10. This license shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

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