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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT:
1. This software, documentation, and technical support is provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind. Should any element of this software prove defective, you will assume the cost of all-necessary servicing, repair, or correction. Licensee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the use of this software and its documentation is at Licensee's sole risk. The author and his/her Licensor(s)disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
2. The author and his/her authorized representative assume no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this software. The author and his/her authorized representative does not warrant that the functions contained in this software will meet Licensee's requirements, or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that any defects in this software will be corrected. Furthermore, the author and his/her authorized representative does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of this software or its documentation in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. No oral or written information or advice given by the author or his/her authorized representative shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty.
3. Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the author, his/her affiliates or their directors, officers, employees or agents be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages. This includes damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information and the like arising out of the use or inability to use this software or its documentation, even if the author or his/her authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the author's total liability to licensee for all or any damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, including negligence, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by licensee for this software and its documentation.
LICENSE - AGREEMENT FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION:
1. The VBD and VBS C++ classes are copyright (c) 1997 and 2000, by Douglas M. Gaer. All those who put this code or its derivatives in a commercial product MUST mention this copyright in their documentation for users of the products in which this code or its derivative classes are used.
2. The VBD and VBS C++ libraries are open-source projects. As user of this software you have the freedom to redistribute verbatim copies of this source code, adapt it to your specific needs, or improve the code and release your improvements to the public provided that the modified files carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
3. Anyone distributing this source code for any kind of remuneration must first contact the author or his/her authorized representative for authorization. Otherwise, you are encouraged to pass a copy of this source code along to your friends for evaluation.
4. You may not use, copy, emulate, clone, rent, lease, sell, modify, or otherwise reverse engineer this source code, or any subset of it, except as provided for in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license and may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.