
Copyright Notice and License Terms for 
Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Software Library and Utilities
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Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Software Library and Utilities
Copyright 2006 by The HDF Group.

NCSA Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) Software Library and Utilities
Copyright 1988-2006 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. 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. 

You are under no obligation whatsoever to provide any bug fixes, patches, or 
upgrades to the features, functionality or performance of the source code 
("Enhancements") to anyone; however, if you choose to make your Enhancements 
available either publicly, or directly to The HDF Group, without imposing a 
separate written license agreement for such Enhancements, then you hereby grant 
the following license: a non-exclusive, royalty-free perpetual license to 
install, use, modify, prepare derivative works, incorporate into other computer 
software, distribute, and sublicense such enhancements or derivative works 
thereof, in binary and source code form.

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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)
    - Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)

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3rd-party software included in HDF4: netCDF

The multi-file HDF interface (mfhdf library) and several netCDF tools and
tests are built using netCDF 2.3.2 code under the following license (from
the mfhdf/COPYRIGHT file):

Copyright 1993 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research/Unidata

Portions of this software were developed by the Unidata Program at the
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

Access and use of this software shall impose the following obligations
and understandings on the user. The user is granted the right, without
any fee or cost, to use, copy, modify, alter, enhance and distribute
this software, and any derivative works thereof, and its supporting
documentation for any purpose whatsoever, provided that this entire
notice appears in all copies of the software, derivative works and
supporting documentation.  Further, UCAR requests that the user credit
UCAR/Unidata in any publications that result from the use of this
software or in any product that includes this software, although this
is not an obligation. The names UCAR and/or Unidata, however, may not
be used in any advertising or publicity to endorse or promote any
products or commercial entity unless specific written permission is
obtained from UCAR/Unidata. The user also understands that
UCAR/Unidata is not obligated to provide the user with any support,
consulting, training or assistance of any kind with regard to the use,
operation and performance of this software nor to provide the user
with any updates, revisions, new versions or "bug fixes."

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY UCAR/UNIDATA "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL UCAR/UNIDATA BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE ACCESS, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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3rd-party software included in HDF4: XDR

HDF4 builds the Sun RPC version of XDR as an internal 3rd-party I/O
library under this license:

    Sun RPC is a product of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is provided for
    unrestricted use provided that this legend is included on all tape
    media and as a part of the software program in whole or part.  Users
    may copy or modify Sun RPC without charge, but are not authorized
    to license or distribute it to anyone else except as part of a product or
    program developed by the user.

    SUN RPC IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE
    WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE, OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE.

    Sun RPC is provided with no support and without any obligation on the
    part of Sun Microsystems, Inc. to assist in its use, correction,
    modification or enhancement.

    SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE
    INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS, TRADE SECRETS OR ANY PATENTS BY SUN RPC
    OR ANY PART THEREOF.

    In no event will Sun Microsystems, Inc. be liable for any lost revenue
    or profits or other special, indirect and consequential damages, even if
    Sun has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

    Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    2550 Garcia Avenue
    Mountain View, California  94043

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