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Permission to use, copy and distribute this software and its
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following three paragraphs appear in all copies.  Reuse of all or
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to the results, prototypes, or systems supporting and/or necessary
for the use of the research, results and/or prototypes for academic
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any software and system built in collaboration with industry partners
may incorporate proprietary designs of the industry partners, it
is possible that certain restrictions may be imposed on the proprietary
information.

In no event shall California Institute of Technology be liable to
any party for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential
damages, including lost profits, arising out of the use of this
software and its documentation, even if the California Institute
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The California Institute of Technology specifically disclaims any
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fitness for a particular purpose.  The software and documentation
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