Northeastern University, Demeter/Java and Related Software, a DARPA supported project (currently beta release)
Copyright 1996-1999 Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115-9959.
(SOFTWARE = Demeter/Java and AP Studio and DJ and AP Library and associated documents,
including teaching materials.)
All rights reserved. Copyright in SOFTWARE
is owned by Northeastern University.
Any person is hereby authorized to view, copy,
print, run, modify (Java source is provided), and distribute
SOFTWARE
(without fee)
subject to the following conditions:
- SOFTWARE must not be sold commercially. Generated code may be sold
commercially, except code generated when SOFTWARE is compiled
with SOFTWARE.
- Any copy of the SOFTWARE or
portion thereof must include this copyright notice.
- Successful use of the SOFTWARE in commercial and research
projects is reported to demeter@ccs.neu.edu
with a brief description of the project and possibly with feedback
on how to improve the tools.
The reports will be posted in the
Demeter interest file
.
Note that any product, process or technology described
in the SOFTWARE may be the subject of other
Intellectual Property rights reserved by
Northeastern University and are not licensed hereunder.
* The Demeter Tools are developed at Northeastern University,
* Boston, in the College of Computer Science, by the Demeter Research Group
* with support from DARPA, NSF, IBM, Mettler Toledo, Xerox PARC,
* Citibank, SAIC and Mitsubishi.
Demeter home page
.
Demeter/Java home page
.
In no event shall Northeastern University (NEU) be liable to any party
for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages
arising out of the use of this software and its documentation, even if
NEU has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
NEU specifically disclaims any warranties, including, but not limited
to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. The software provided hereunder is on an ``as
is'' basis, and NEU has no obligation to provide maintenance, support,
updates, enhancements, or modifications.
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE
SOFTWARE AT ANY TIME.
Summary: You can use the current Demeter software
to produce products and sell them
but you cannot sell the Demeter software
or its derivative works. But you
may distribute them for free. You report back your successful
uses which will allow us to attract further funding for our project.
For further information on Intellectual Property matters regarding
Demeter contact
lieber@ccs.neu.edu.