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1. _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n
This release note documents Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory's NEdit product. This product is a standard GUI
(Graphical User Interface) style text editor for programs
and plain-text files.
Note: Packaged with your software is a separate sheet that
contains the Software License Agreement. This
software is provided to you solely under the terms
and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.
INFORMATION/LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR NEDIT.
FermiTools Software Legal Information - November 1, 1996
COPYRIGHT STATUS: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(FNAL) documents are sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-76CH03000. Therefore, the
U.S. Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free
license to publish or reproduce these documents or software
for U.S. Government purposes. All documents and software
available from FNAL are protected under the U.S. and Foreign
Copyright Laws, and FNAL reserves all rights.
Terms and Conditions
When a User distributes or otherwise obtains a software
package included in the Fermilab Software Tools Program, the
user agrees to abide by the Terms and Conditions of the
Program below:
Any redistribution of the software shall be
accompanied by this INFORMATION/LICENSE AGREEMENT and the
product's ORIGIN STATEMENT (below).
The User shall acknowledge the origin of the software
as set forth below:
"This work was performed at Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory, operated by Universities Research
Association, Inc., under contract DE-AC02-76CH03000 with the
U.S. Department of Energy."
The user is asked to feed back problems, benefits,
and/or suggestions about the software to the Fermilab
Software Providers and/or FermiTools management.
Any distribution of this software shall be at no
charge. To obtain a license to commercialize any of the
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software programs available from Fermilab including this
software, contact FNAL's Office of Research and Technology
Applications, P.O. Box 500, MS-200, Batavia, IL 60510-0500.
INDEMNIFICATION BY USER OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AND DISCLOSURE
OF LIABILITY
The User, his/her directors, officers, employees, and agents
hereby release and waive all claims against Universities
Research Association, Inc. (URA) operator of Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory, its trustees, overseers, directors,
officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, successors and
assigns, for any and all liability and damages arising from
the reproduction, use or other disposition of the software.
The User shall indemnify URA and the U.S. Government for all
damages, costs or expenses, inc luding attorney's fees,
arising from the utilization of the software, including, but
not limited to, the making, using, selling or exporting of
products, processes or services derived from the Software.
The User agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend URA,
its trustees, overseers, directors, officers, employees,
agents, subcontractors, successors and assigns, against any
and all liability, damage, loss, cost, charge, claim,
demand, fee or expense of every nature and kind which may at
any time hereaf ter, be sustained by URA by reason of claims
of third parties arising out of alleged acts or omissions of
the User in the reproduction, use or other disposition of
the Software.
The User agrees that URA, its trustees, overseers,
directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors,
successors and assigns shall not be liable under any claim,
charge, or demand, whether in contract, tort, criminal law,
or otherwise, for any and all loss, cost, charge, claim,
demand, fee, expense, or damage of every nature and kind
arising out of, connected with, resulting from or sustained
as a result of the use of this software program. In no
event shall URA be liable for special, direct, indirec t or
consequential damages, losses, costs, charges, claims,
demands, fees or expenses of any nature or kind.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
The software is provided on an "as is" basis only. URA makes
no representations, express or implied. URA MAKES NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or assumes any legal liability
or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process
disclosed, or represents that the Software will not infringe
any privately held patent, copyright, or trademark. The
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entire risk as to the results and the perform ance of this
software is assumed by the User.
DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
Reference herein to any specific commercial products,
process, or service by tradename, trademark, manufacturer or
otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement,
recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government,
U.S. Department of Energy or URA. The views and opinions of
individuals expressed herein do not necessarily state or
reflect those of the United States Government, U.S.
Department of Energy or URA and shall not be used for
advertising or product endorsement purposes.
LIABILITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT
This software is provided by URA, independent from its Prime
Contract with the U.S. Department of Energy. URA is acting
independently from the Government and in its own private
capacity and is not acting on behalf of the U.S. Government,
nor as its contractor nor its agent. Correspondingly, it is
understood and agreed that the U.S. Government has no
connection to this software and in no manner whatsoever
shall be liable for nor assume any responsibility or
obligation for any claim, cost, or damages arisin g out of
or resulting from the use of this software.
ORIGIN STATEMENT
Authors
Mark Edel, Joy Kyriakopulos, Arnulfo Zepeda-Navratil, Suresh
Ravoor, Donna Reid, Jeff Kallenbach
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory MS 234 P.O.Box 500
Batavia, IL 60510
Acknowledgement:
Regular expression code by Henry Spencer
Nedit incorporates an altered version of Henry Spencer's
regcomp and regexec code adapted for NEdit. Original
copyright notice:
Copyright (c) 1986 by University of Toronto. Written by
Henry Spencer. Not derived from licensed software.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
purpose on any computer system, and to redistribute it
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freely, subject to the following restrictions:
1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use
of this software, no matter how awful, even if they arise
from defects in it.
2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented,
either by explicit claim or by omission.
3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must
not be misrepresented as being the original software.
End of INFORMATION/LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR NEDIT.
This document contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Installation Information
3. Changes and Additions
4. Bug Fixes
5. Known Problems and Workarounds
1.1 _R_e_l_e_a_s_e__I_d_e_n_t_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Following is the release identification information for
NEdit:
NEdit
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4.0.3.1 SGI
VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn
IRIX 5.3 or higher
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1.2 _O_n_l_i_n_e__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e_s
After you install the online release notes for a product
(the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s subsystem), you can view the release notes on
your screen.
Note: You can read the online release notes for most
products before installing the software. Refer to
the booklet in your CD-ROM case for more information.
If you have a graphics system, select ``Release Notes'' from
the Help submenu of the Toolchest. This displays the
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_g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) graphical browser for the online release notes.
Refer to the _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) reference page for information on
options to this command.
If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s command. Refer to the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) reference page
for accessing the online release notes.
1.3 _P_r_o_d_u_c_t__S_u_p_p_o_r_t
Silicon Graphics, Inc., provides a comprehensive product
support maintenance program for its products.
If you are in the U.S. or Canada and would like support for
your Silicon Graphics-supported products, contact the
Technical Assistance Center at (800)800-4SGI. If you are
outside these areas, contact the Silicon Graphics subsidiary
or authorized distributor in your country.