[2f786f] | 1 | @comment -*-texinfo-*- |
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[8cb38d] | 2 | @comment $Id: COPYING.texi,v 1.5 2000-02-04 13:21:14 obachman Exp $ |
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[2f786f] | 3 | @comment this file contains the copyright notice on Singular |
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[a94090] | 4 | @ifclear VERSION |
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[f36635] | 5 | @include version.texi |
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[a94090] | 6 | @end ifclear |
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[2f786f] | 7 | |
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[5ac141] | 8 | @cindex copyright |
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[91dbdf] | 9 | @cindex factory |
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| 10 | @cindex GMP |
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| 11 | @cindex MP |
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| 12 | @cindex readline |
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| 13 | @cindex libfac |
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| 14 | |
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| 15 | @center @sc{Singular} version @value{VERSION} |
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[f36635] | 16 | @center @uref{http://www.uni-kl.de/,,University of Kaiserslautern} |
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| 17 | @center @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/,,Department of Mathematics} and @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~zca/,,Centre for Computer Algebra} |
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| 18 | @center Authors: @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~wwwagag/E/Greuel,,G.-M. Greuel}, @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~wwwagag/E/Pfister,,G. Pfister}, @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~hannes,,H. Schoenemann} |
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[91dbdf] | 19 | |
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[f36635] | 20 | @center Copyright @copyright{} 1986-99; All Rights Reserved |
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[91dbdf] | 21 | @sp 2 |
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[f36635] | 22 | @center @strong{NOTICE} |
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[91dbdf] | 23 | |
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| 24 | Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software or parts |
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| 25 | thereof and its documentation or parts thereof for non-commercial |
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[2afef4] | 26 | purposes and without fee is hereby granted provided the following four |
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[91dbdf] | 27 | conditions are satisfied: |
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| 28 | |
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| 29 | @enumerate |
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| 30 | @item |
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| 31 | The above copyright notice appears in all copies of the software |
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| 32 | and both the copyright notice and this permission notice |
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| 33 | appear in supporting documentation. |
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| 34 | |
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| 35 | @item |
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[2afef4] | 36 | The name of the program ("@sc{Singular}") is retained. |
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[91dbdf] | 37 | |
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| 38 | @item |
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[2afef4] | 39 | Portions of the software which are modified are marked. |
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| 40 | |
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[6fc50d] | 41 | @item |
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[f36635] | 42 | You have registered yourself as a @sc{Singular} user by sending email to @* |
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[16352d] | 43 | @email{singular@@mathematik.uni-kl.de} |
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| 44 | with the subject line (or, mail body) |
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[6fc50d] | 45 | @code{register}. |
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[91dbdf] | 46 | @end enumerate |
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| 47 | |
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[f1feafe] | 48 | Neither the University of Kaiserslautern nor the authors make any |
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[91dbdf] | 49 | representations about the suitability of this software for any |
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| 50 | purpose. This software is provided ``as is'' without express or |
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| 51 | implied warranty. |
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| 52 | |
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| 53 | If your intended use of @sc{Singular} is not covered by the license above, |
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| 54 | please contact us. Notice that in the license above we have not |
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| 55 | granted permission to make copies of Singular to be sold, distributed |
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| 56 | on media which are sold, or distributed along with software which is |
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[6fc50d] | 57 | sold. |
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[91dbdf] | 58 | |
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| 59 | If you use Singular or parts thereof in a project and/or publish |
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| 60 | results that were partly obtained using @sc{Singular}, we request that you |
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[e3663f1] | 61 | cite @sc{Singular} and inform us about it -- see |
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[8cb38d] | 62 | @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/how_to_cite.html}, |
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[e3663f1] | 63 | for information on how to cite Singular. |
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[91dbdf] | 64 | |
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| 65 | Please send any comments or bug reports to |
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[779b5f9] | 66 | @email{singular@@mathematik.uni-kl.de}. |
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[91dbdf] | 67 | |
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| 68 | The following parts of @sc{Singular} have their own copyright: the Gnu Multiple |
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| 69 | Precision Library (GMP), the Multi Protocol library (MP), the Readline library, |
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[e9f383] | 70 | the Factory library, and the libfac library. |
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[91dbdf] | 71 | Their copyrights and licences can be found in the accompanying files |
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| 72 | which are distributed along with these libraries. |
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| 73 | |
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[e3663f1] | 74 | @heading Availability |
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[2f786f] | 75 | |
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[91dbdf] | 76 | The latest information about @sc{Singular} is always available from |
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[8cb38d] | 77 | @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de}. |
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[6fc50d] | 78 | @ifset singularmanual |
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[91dbdf] | 79 | The program @sc{Singular} and the above mentioned parts are available via |
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[15e2754] | 80 | anonymous ftp through the following addresses: |
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[91dbdf] | 81 | @table @asis |
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| 82 | @item GMP |
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| 83 | @copyright{} Free Software Foundation: |
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| 84 | @code{libgmp-2.0.2.tar.gz} |
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[f36635] | 85 | @* @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu} or its mirrors |
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[91dbdf] | 86 | @item readline |
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| 87 | @copyright{} Free Software Foundation: |
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| 88 | @code{libreadline-2.0.tar.gz} |
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[f36635] | 89 | @* @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu} or its mirrors |
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[91dbdf] | 90 | @item MP |
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| 91 | @copyright{} Gray/Kajler/Wang, Kent State University: |
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| 92 | @code{MP-1.1.2.tar.gz}, |
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[f36635] | 93 | @* @uref{http://SymbolicNet.mcs.kent.edu/areas/protocols/mp.html} |
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[2f786f] | 94 | @item Factory |
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[91dbdf] | 95 | @copyright{} Greuel/Stobbe, University of Kaiserslautern: |
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| 96 | @code{factory-1.3b.tar.gz} |
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[2f786f] | 97 | @* Contact @email{factory@@mathematik.uni-kl.de} for details on Factory. |
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[91dbdf] | 98 | @item libfac |
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[6fc50d] | 99 | @copyright{} Messollen, University of |
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[e113e3] | 100 | Saarbr@"ucken: |
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[91dbdf] | 101 | @code{libfac-0.3.0.tar.gz} |
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[2f786f] | 102 | @* Contact @email{michael@@math.uni-sb.de} for details on libfac. |
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[91dbdf] | 103 | @item @sc{Singular} binaries |
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[f36635] | 104 | @uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/} or via a |
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[a22eba] | 105 | WWW brow@-ser from |
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[f36635] | 106 | @uref{http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/ftp/pub/Math/@-Singular/} |
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[91dbdf] | 107 | @end table |
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[6fc50d] | 108 | @end ifset |
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[91dbdf] | 109 | |
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[e3663f1] | 110 | @heading Acknowledgements |
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[91dbdf] | 111 | |
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| 112 | The development of @sc{Singular} is directed and coordinated by |
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[fd7129] | 113 | Gert-Martin Greuel, Gerhard Pfister, and Hans |
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[afeddb] | 114 | Sch@"onemann. |
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[fd7129] | 115 | |
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[53c00b] | 116 | @cindex Greuel, Gert-Martin |
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| 117 | @cindex Pfister, Gerhard |
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| 118 | @cindex Sch@"onemann, Hans |
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| 119 | |
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[fd7129] | 120 | Contributions to the kernel of @sc{Singular} have been made by |
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[91dbdf] | 121 | Olaf Bachmann, |
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| 122 | Hubert Grassmann, |
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[f357d6e] | 123 | Kai Kr@"uger, |
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[e3663f1] | 124 | Michael Messollen, |
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[91dbdf] | 125 | Wolfgang Neumann, |
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[afeddb] | 126 | Thomas N@"u@ss{}ler, |
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[456733d] | 127 | Wilfred Pohl, |
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[aed22cf] | 128 | Jens Schmidt, |
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[91dbdf] | 129 | Thomas Siebert, |
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[afeddb] | 130 | R@"udiger Stobbe, |
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| 131 | Moritz Wenk |
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[91dbdf] | 132 | and |
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| 133 | Tim Wichmann. |
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[53c00b] | 134 | @cindex Bachmann, Olaf |
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| 135 | @cindex Grassmann, Hubert |
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| 136 | @cindex Kr@"uger, Kai |
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| 137 | @cindex Messollen Michael |
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| 138 | @cindex Neumann, Wolfgang |
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| 139 | @cindex N@"u@ss{}ler, Thomas |
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| 140 | @cindex Pohl, Wilfred |
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| 141 | @cindex Schmidt, Jens |
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| 142 | @cindex Siebert, Thomas |
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[c284ce] | 143 | @cindex Stobbe, R@"udiger |
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[53c00b] | 144 | @cindex Wenk, Moritz |
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| 145 | @cindex Wichmann, Tim |
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| 146 | |
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[91dbdf] | 147 | |
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[6fc50d] | 148 | @sc{Singular} libraries have furthermore been contributed by |
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[e3663f1] | 149 | Stephan Endra@ss{}, |
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[fd7129] | 150 | Wolfram Decker, |
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[f357d6e] | 151 | Anne Fr@"ubis-Kr@"uger, |
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[fd7129] | 152 | Christian Gorzel, |
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| 153 | Agnes Eileen Heydtmann, |
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[e3663f1] | 154 | Dietmar Hillebrand, |
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[fd7129] | 155 | Ulrich Klein, |
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| 156 | Martin Lamm, |
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[f357d6e] | 157 | Bernd Martin, |
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[e3663f1] | 158 | Mathias Schulze, |
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[fd7129] | 159 | and |
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[e3663f1] | 160 | Moritz Wenk. |
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[fd7129] | 161 | |
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[53c00b] | 162 | @cindex Endra@ss{}, Stephan |
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| 163 | @cindex Decker, Wolfram |
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| 164 | @cindex Fr@"ubis-Kr@"uge,r Anne |
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| 165 | @cindex Gorzel, Christian |
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| 166 | @cindex Heydtmann, Agnes Eileen |
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| 167 | @cindex Hillebrand, Dietmar |
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| 168 | @cindex Klein, Ulrich |
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| 169 | @cindex Lamm, Martin |
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| 170 | @cindex Martin, Bernd |
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| 171 | @cindex Schulze, Mathias |
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| 172 | |
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[91dbdf] | 173 | We should like to acknowledge the financial support given by |
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| 174 | the Volkswagen-Stiftung, |
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| 175 | the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
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[e113e3] | 176 | and the Stiftung f@"ur Innovation des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz |
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| 177 | to the @sc{Singular} project. |
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[91dbdf] | 178 | |
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