| GAMESS User License Agreement |
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| All GAMESS requestors MUST agree to the following license |
| aggrement which covers all versions of GAMESS (source code, |
| and binaries for Windows, Macintosh and ChemOffice). |
| With regard to the ab initio quantum chemistry code GAMESS, |
| together with its associated graphics and utility programs, |
| with which you have supplied me a copy, I agree to the following |
| conditions: |
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| 1. I will not supply a copy of the code to anyone outside my |
| institution or corporation for any reason whatsoever. Instead, |
| I will refer any requests for copies of the program to you at |
| ISUQCG. This in no way limits my making of copies of the code |
| for backup purposes, or for running on more than one computer |
| system at my institution or home. |
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| 2. I understand that copyright or ownership rights to GAMESS |
| are retained by ISUQCG and contributors to the GAMESS package. |
| I will not incorporate any part of GAMESS into any other program |
| system, either for sale or for non-profit distribution, without |
| written permission from ISUQCG, |
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| 3. I understand that no large program such as GAMESS can be |
| considered to be bug free, and accordingly the ISUQCG supplies |
| the GAMESS software on an "as is" basis, with no additional |
| responsibility or liability, |
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| 4. If results obtained with GAMESS are published in the |
| scientific literature, I will reference the program from the |
| article M.W.Schmidt, K.K.Baldridge, J.A.Boatz, S.T.Elbert, |
| M.S.Gordon, J.H.Jensen, S.Koseki, N.Matsunaga, K.A.Nguyen, |
| S.J.Su, T.L.Windus, M.Dupuis, J.A.Montgomery |
| J. Comput. Chem. 14, 1347-1363 (1993). Using specific methods |
| included in GAMESS may require citing additional articles, |
| as described in the manual. I agree to honor the request to |
| cite additional papers, as appropriate. |
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| 5. This license is considered a "Research Group" license. |
| Thus anyone directly associated with your research group is |
| covered by the license and may share your copy of GAMESS on |
| all of your group's computer resources. |