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+EMULAB SOFTWARE SNAPSHOT LICENSE TERMS
+
+Except for any files marked with the GNU General Public License, or that
+bear non-Utah copyrights and are unchanged from the original (e.g., cracklib
+and healthd), this Emulab code snapshot comes with RESTRICTED RIGHTS.
+
+Permission to use, copy, and modify this software is hereby
+granted provided that the following conditions are met.
+
+This snapshot of the Emulab/Netbed code:
+-is for use only for research and education, by you and by those
+ who use services that you provide using this software,
+-cannot be used for commercial purposes, and
+-cannot be redistributed outside your research group.
+
+By accepting this software, you agree to
+-retain this notice and all included copyright and credit notices,
+-return improvements to the University of Utah in order to improve
+ the common platform,
+-prominently give appropriate credit to "Emulab" and the University of
+ Utah in the primary user interface(s) to systems that use this
+ software, and in talks and all written and promotional material that
+ mention features or use of this software.  In the Web interface this
+ includes maintaining the portion of the page header banner which
+ links to Utah's site and says "Built with Emulab" or, at our discretion,
+ a subsequent version which includes a reference to "Utah."
+-take reasonable steps to ensure these conditions are met (e.g.,
+ make your group's members aware of these terms, limit source access
+ to your group's members, and ensure your users are non-commercial).
+
+We request that you ask your users to cite the Emulab/Netbed OSDI 2002 paper
+in papers containing results obtained from services based on this software.
+
+It is the University of Utah's intention to provide you future improvements
+it makes to the software.  The University cannot commit to any support.
+
+THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ALLOWS FREE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IN ITS "AS IS"
+CONDITION. THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OF ANY KIND
+FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+Contact emulab-dist@flux.utah.edu or 801-585-3271 if you wish to
+explore alternate license terms.  The terms may become more liberal in
+a future formal release.
+
+January 21, 2004
+
+    Flux Research Group
+    School of Computing
+    University of Utah
+    50 S. Central Campus Dr. Rm. 3190
+    Salt Lake City, UT  84112