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+SWIG is distributed under the following terms:
+
+I.
+
+Copyright (C) 1998-2000
+The University of Chicago
+
+Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without
+license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that 
+(1) The above copyright notice and the following two paragraphs
+appear in all copies of the source code and (2) redistributions
+including binaries reproduces these notices in the supporting
+documentation.   Substantial modifications to this software may be
+copyrighted by their authors and need not follow the licensing terms
+described here, provided that the new terms are clearly indicated in
+all files where they apply.
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, OR
+DISTRIBUTORS OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT,
+INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
+THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS OR
+ANY OF THE ABOVE PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+DAMAGE.
+
+THE AUTHOR AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY
+WARRANTIES,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE
+PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE AUTHORS AND
+DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT,
+UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+
+
+II.
+
+Copyright (c) 1995-1998
+The University of Utah and the Regents of the University of California
+All Rights Reserved
+
+Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without
+license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
+software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that 
+(1) The above copyright notice and the following two paragraphs
+appear in all copies of the source code and (2) redistributions
+including binaries reproduces these notices in the supporting
+documentation.   Substantial modifications to this software may be
+copyrighted by their authors and need not follow the licensing terms
+described here, provided that the new terms are clearly indicated in
+all files where they apply.
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE 
+UNIVERSITY OF UTAH OR DISTRIBUTORS OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO ANY
+PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION,
+EVEN IF THE AUTHORS OR ANY OF THE ABOVE PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF
+THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+THE AUTHOR, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
+SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
+THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND 
+THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
+SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
+
+