# NIST Software Licensing Statement

NIST-developed software is provided by NIST as a public service.
You may use, copy, and distribute copies of the software in any
medium, provided that you keep intact this entire notice. 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. Please explicitly acknowledge the
National Institute of Standards and Technology as the source of
the software.

NIST-developed software is expressly provided "AS IS." NIST MAKES
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, IN FACT, OR ARISING BY
OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND DATA ACCURACY. NIST NEITHER REPRESENTS NOR
WARRANTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. NIST 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.

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. The software developed by
NIST employees is not subject to copyright protection within the
United States.