Live HDF5 Software License Agreement

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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 2006-2014 by The HDF Group.

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.

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 HDF Group, the University, or the Contributor, respectively.

DISCLAIMER: 

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE HDF GROUP AND THE CONTRIBUTORS 

"AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  In no 

event shall The HDF Group 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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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).

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Portions of HDF5 were developed with support from the Lawrence Berkeley 

National Laboratory (LBNL) and the United States Department of Energy 

under Prime Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.

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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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