LEGAL STUFF | |
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1993-1995, 1999 Kirk Lauritz Johnson | |
Parts of the source code (as marked) are: | |
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1991 by Jim Frost | |
Copyright (C) 1992 by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com> | |
Permission to use, copy, modify and freely distribute xearth for | |
non-commercial and not-for-profit purposes is hereby granted | |
without fee, provided that both the above copyright notice and | |
this permission notice appear in all copies and in supporting | |
documentation. | |
Unisys Corporation holds worldwide patent rights on the Lempel Zev | |
Welch (LZW) compression technique employed in the CompuServe GIF | |
image file format as well as in other formats. Unisys has made it | |
clear, however, that it does not require licensing or fees to be | |
paid for freely distributed, non-commercial applications (such as | |
xearth) that employ LZW/GIF technology. Those wishing further | |
information about licensing the LZW patent should contact Unisys | |
directly at (lzw_info@unisys.com) or by writing to | |
Unisys Corporation | |
Welch Licensing Department | |
M/S-C1SW19 | |
P.O. Box 500 | |
Blue Bell, PA 19424 | |
The author makes no representations about the suitability of this | |
software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express | |
or implied warranty. | |
THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, | |
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, | |
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT | |
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