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         TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF "ICOT FREE SOFTWARE"


1. Purposes and Background of "ICOT Free Software."

    The Institute for New Generation Computer  Technology ("ICOT") has
been promoting  the  Fifth Generation  Computer Systems   project (the
"Project") under the commitment of the Ministry of International Trade
and Industry of Japan (the "MITI").  The Project  is aimed at creating
basic technology for novel computers that realizes  parallel inference
processing as its core mechanism, and contributing toward the progress
of computer science by sharing the innovative knowledge and technology
with the research community worldwide.

    Innovative hardware and software parallel inference technology was
developed through  the Project, which  involved varieties  of advanced
software  for experiments and evaluation.  This  software,  being at a
basic stage of research and development, should be diffused  widely to
the research community.

    According to  the aims of  the Project, ICOT  decided to make this
software, the copyright of which does not belong to the government but
to ICOT itself, available to the public  in order to contribute to the
world, and, moreover, removed all  the  restrictions on its usage that
may impede further research   and  development in  order  that   large
numbers of researchers can   use it freely   to  begin a  new  era  of
computer science.

    This program together  with  any  attached documentation  (collec-
tively, the "Program") is being distributed  by ICOT free of charge as
"ICOT Free Software."


2. Free Use, Modification, Copying and Distribution.

    Persons wanting to use the Program ("Users") may  freely do so and
may also freely  modify  and copy the  Program. The term "modify,"  as
used here,  includes,  but  is not limited  to, any act  to improve or
expand the Program for the purposes of  enhancing and/or improving its
function, performance  and/or quality as  well  as to add one  or more
programs or documents developed by Users of the Program.

    Each User may also freely  distribute the Program, whether in  its
original  form or modified, to  any  third party or parties, PROVIDED,
that the  provisions of Section 3 ("NO  WARRANTY") will  ALWAYS appear
on, or be attached to, the Program, which is distributed substantially
in  the  same   form  as set  out  herein   and   that  such  intended
distribution, if  actually made, will   neither  violate or  otherwise
contravene any  of  the laws and regulations  of the countries  having
jurisdiction over the User or the intended distribution itself.


3. NO WARRANTY

    THE PROGRAM WAS PRODUCED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS IN THE COURSE OF
THE RESEARCH   AND  DEVELOPMENT  CONDUCTED DURING  THE  PROJECT AND IS
PROVIDED   TO   USERS  AS  SO    PRODUCED ON   AN  EXPERIMENTAL BASIS.
ACCORDINGLY, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED WITHOUT  ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE.  THE TERM "WARRANTY"
USED  HEREIN INCLUDES, BUT IS  NOT LIMITED  TO,  ANY  WARRANTY  OF THE
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,  MERCHANTABILITY  AND  FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OF THE  PROGRAM AND THE NONEXISTENCE   OF ANY INFRINGEMENT  OR
VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY.

    EACH USER OF THE PROGRAM WILL AGREE  AND UNDERSTAND, AND BE DEEMED
TO HAVE AGREED AND  UNDERSTOOD, THAT  THERE IS NO  WARRANTY WHATSOEVER
FOR  THE PROGRAM AND,   ACCORDINGLY, THE ENTIRE RISK  ARISING  FROM OR
OTHERWISE CONNECTED WITH THE PROGRAM IS ASSUMED BY THE USER.

    THEREFORE,  NEITHER  ICOT,   THE COPYRIGHT  HOLDER, OR  ANY  OTHER
ORGANIZATION  THAT PARTICIPATED IN  OR  WAS  OTHERWISE RELATED TO  THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND  THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICIALS, DIRECTORS,
OFFICERS AND  OTHER EMPLOYEES SHALL  BE  HELD  LIABLE FOR  ANY AND ALL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING,  WITHOUT LIMITATION, GENERAL,  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
AND  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF  OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE  PROGRAM OR ANY PRODUCT, MATERIAL
OR  RESULT  PRODUCED  OR  OTHERWISE  OBTAINED BY  USING  THE  PROGRAM,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY  HAVE  BEEN  ADVISED OF,  OR OTHERWISE  HAD
KNOWLEDGE OF, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH  DAMAGES  AT ANY TIME DURING THE
PROJECT OR THEREAFTER.  EACH USER WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THE
FOREGOING BY HIS OR HER COMMENCEMENT OF USE OF THE PROGRAM.   THE TERM
"USE"  AS  USED HEREIN   INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT  LIMITED   TO, THE  USE,
MODIFICATION,   COPYING AND  DISTRIBUTION   OF  THE  PROGRAM  AND  THE
PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY PRODUCTS FROM THE PROGRAM.

    IN  THE CASE  WHERE THE PROGRAM,  WHETHER IN  ITS ORIGINAL FORM OR
MODIFIED, WAS DISTRIBUTED OR DELIVERED TO OR  RECEIVED BY  A USER FROM
ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY OTHER THAN ICOT, UNLESS IT MAKES OR
GRANTS INDEPENDENTLY  OF ICOT ANY  SPECIFIC  WARRANTY TO  THE  USER IN
WRITING, SUCH  PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY,  WILL  ALSO BE EXEMPTED
FROM AND NOT BE HELD LIABLE TO THE USER  FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGES AS NOTED
ABOVE AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM IS CONCERNED.