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+Software License for MTL
+
+Copyright (c) 2007 The Trustees of Indiana University.
+
+2008 Dresden University of Technology and the Trustees of Indiana University.
+
+2010 SimuNova UG (haftungsbeschränkt), www.simunova.com.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Authors: Peter Gottschling and Andrew Lumsdaine
+
+This file is part of the Matrix Template Library
+
+Dresden University of Technology -- short TUD -- and Indiana University --
+short IU -- have the exclusive rights to license this product under the following
+license.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. All redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+the list of authors in the original source code, this list of conditions and
+the disclaimer listed in this license;
+
+2. All redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+this list of conditions and the disclaimer listed in this license in the documentation
+and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+
+3. Any documentation included with all redistributions must include the following
+acknowledgement:
+
+"This product includes software developed at the University of Notre Dame,
+the Pervasive Technology Labs at Indiana University, and Dresden University
+of Technology. For technical information contact Andrew Lumsdaine at the Pervasive
+Technology Labs at Indiana University. For administrative and license questions
+contact the Advanced Research and Technology Institute at 1100 Waterway Blvd.
+Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, phone 317-274-5905, fax 317-274-5902."
+
+Alternatively, this acknowledgement may appear in the software itself, and
+wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
+
+4. The name "MTL" shall not be used to endorse or promote products derived
+from this software without prior written permission from IU or TUD. For written
+permission, please contact Indiana University Advanced Research & Technology
+Institute.
+
+5. Products derived from this software may not be called "MTL", nor may "MTL"
+appear in their name, without prior written permission of Indiana University
+Advanced Research & Technology Institute.
+
+TUD and IU provide no reassurances that the source code provided does not
+infringe the patent or any other intellectual property rights of any other
+entity. TUD and IU disclaim any liability to any recipient for claims brought
+by any other entity based on infringement of intellectual property rights
+or otherwise.
+
+LICENSEE UNDERSTANDS THAT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" FOR WHICH NO WARRANTIES
+AS TO CAPABILITIES OR ACCURACY ARE MADE. DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
+AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY GIVE NO WARRANTIES AND MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT
+SOFTWARE IS FREE OF INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, OR OTHER
+PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY
+MAKE NO WARRANTIES THAT SOFTWARE IS FREE FROM "BUGS", "VIRUSES", "TROJAN HORSES",
+"TRAP DOORS", "WORMS", OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE. LICENSEE ASSUMES THE ENTIRE
+RISK AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, AND TO
+THE PERFORMANCE AND VALIDITY OF INFORMATION GENERATED USING SOFTWARE.