CHRONO::ENGINE LICENSE

This license applies to Chrono::Engine API.

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions
before using this software.  Use, distribution, or installation
of this copy of Chrono::Engine indicates your acceptance of this 
License.

If you do not agree to any of the terms of this License, then do
not install, distribute or use this copy of Chrono::Engine API
to develop software.

DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, TERMS, ALIASES:
'The licensor': Chrono::Engine developement team.
'The middleware': the Chrono::Engine software.
'The Developer': the licensee, that is the developer who is given
  the permission to use the Chrono::Engine middleware in its projects.
'The client software': the software being developed by the licensee,
  which includes Chrono::Engine libraries or some of its sub-components.
'The customers': the licensee's customers, who buy client software
  from the licensee.
   
1) FREE LICENSE
Binaries from the Chrono::Engine middleware can be freely used and
distributed. In these cases, the Developer is free to use 
the precompiled Chrono::Engine binaries (dll libraries, etc.); 
also, the Developer can distribute his client software as long as he
states that he used Chrono::Engine in his documentation.
The file name of the distributed Chrono::Engine libraries cannot be
changed. 
The client software can be either open-source or closed-source.


2) OPEN SOURCE LICENSE
If the Developer wants to access the source of Chrono::Engine
for customizing/expanding/changing it, the Developer can ask
a full access to the source code, via SVN, according to these
cases:

2.1) - BUSINESS ACCESS
If the Developer requires the source code access for developing
commercial applications that generate some revenues, a license fee must 
be agreed with the licensor in order to get access to the SVN.

2.2) - ACCESS FOR RESEARCHERS
In this case, access to the source code via SVN is free, but only 
if the Developer uses Chrono::Engine for non-business purposes
(ex. at the University or at a Research Center) and only if the 
Developer can actively contribute to the development of the code 
by joining the developer team.



THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL ACCOMPANYING FILES, DATA AND MATERIALS,
ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" AND WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  

IN NO EVENT WE AUTHORIZE YOU TO USE CHRONO::ENGINE IN APPLICATIONS 
OR SYSTEMS WHERE A FAILURE TO SIMULATE EXACRT RESULTS
CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE PHYSICAL OR ECONOMICAL DAMAGES,
OR SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL INJURIES, OR LOSS OF LIFES. (FOR EXAMPLE,
IN NUCLEAR PLANTS, IN AREOSPACE ENGINEERING, IN CIVIL BUILDINGS, 
IN MISSILISTIC ENGINEERING, IN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN, ETC.).
ANY SUCH USE BY YOU IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU AGREE 
TO HOLD CHRONO'S AUTORS HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES 
RELATING TO SUCH UNAUTHORIZED USE.

EVEN IF CHRONO::ENGINE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO  
ADVANCED NUMERICAL METHODS FOR SYSTEM'S DYNAMICS, YOU 
CANNOT EXPECT THE RESULTS OF ITS SIMULATIONS TO BE EXACT:
ERRORS IN CODE, OR ERRORS IN INACCURATE MODELLING, OR ERRORS
IN MATHEMATICAL THEORIES, OR TRUNCATION ERRORS, OR NUMERICAL 
APPROXIMATION ERRORS, CAN ALL BE CAUSE OF WRONG RESULTS IN
SIMULATIONS. (ALSO, EVEN IN A COMPLETELY DETERMINISTIC CONTEXT,
A VERY LITTLE MODIFICATION TO A STARTING CONDITION SOMETIME MAY
MAY BE CAUSE OF UNEXPECTED HUGE MODIFICATION OF SYSTEM'S 
BEHAVIOUR: THIS IS THE PHENOMENA OF 'DETERMINISTIC CHAOS'. HENCE,
ANALYTICAL CLOSED-FORM EXACTENSS CANNOT BE EXPECTED IN 
CHRONO::ENGINE).

The licensing agreement and/or the rights, obligations and terms 
thereof may not be sold, given, assigned or otherwise conveyed to 
any party who is not a signatory to the agreement.

This Agreement is the complete statement of the Agreement between
the parties on the subject matter, and merges and supersedes all
other or prior understandings, agreements and arrangements.