SOFTWARE DISCLAIMER / RELEASE

This software was developed by employees of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency of the Federal Government and
is provided to you as a public service. Pursuant to Title 15 United States Code
Section 105, works of NTIA employees are not subject to copyright protection
within the United States.

The software is provided by NTIA “AS IS.” NTIA MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT
AND DATA ACCURACY. NTIA does not warrant or make any representations regarding
the use of the software or the results thereof, including but not limited to
the correctness, accuracy, reliability or usefulness of the software.

To the extent that NTIA holds rights in countries other than the United States,
you are hereby granted the non-exclusive irrevocable and unconditional right
to print, publish, prepare derivative works and distribute the NTIA software,
in any medium, or authorize others to do so on your behalf, on a royalty-free
basis throughout the World.

You may improve, modify, and create derivative works of the software or any
portion of the software, and you may copy and distribute such modifications
or works. Modified works should carry a notice stating that you changed the
software and should note the date and nature of any such change.

You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and
distributing the software and you assume all risks associated with its use,
including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance
with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and
the unavailability or interruption of operation. This software is not intended
to be used in any situation where a failure could cause risk of injury or damage
to property.

Please provide appropriate acknowledgments of NTIA’s creation of the software
in any copies or derivative works of this software.