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                          The XPB Software License
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 Copyright (C) 2001 by Pankaj Kumar. All rights reserved.

 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modifica-
 tion, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

 1. Redistributions of  source code must  retain the above copyright  notice,
    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if any, must
    include  the following  acknowledgment:  "This product includes  software
    developed  by Pankaj Kumar  (http://www.pankaj-k.net/)."
    Alternately, this  acknowledgment may  appear in the software itself,  if
    and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.

 4. The names "XPB" and  "Pankaj Kumar"  must not be used to
    endorse  or promote  products derived  from this  software without  prior
    written permission. For written permission, please contact
    pankaj_kumar@acm.org.


 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
 FITNESS  FOR A PARTICULAR  PURPOSE ARE  DISCLAIMED.  IN NO  EVENT SHALL  THE
 PANKAJ KUMAR  OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS  BE LIABLE FOR  ANY DIRECT,
 INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,  EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL  DAMAGES (INCLU-
 DING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT  OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
 OF USE, DATA, OR  PROFITS; OR BUSINESS  INTERRUPTION)  HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
 ANY  THEORY OF LIABILITY,  WHETHER  IN CONTRACT,  STRICT LIABILITY,  OR TORT
 (INCLUDING  NEGLIGENCE OR  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN  ANY WAY OUT OF THE  USE OF
 THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

 This software has been  developed by Pankaj Kumar in his personal time using
 his own equipment and communication facilities without any assistance  or
 advice from his present employer. For more information on Pankaj Kumar, please
 visit http://www.pankaj-k.net.