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+#
+#  $Id$
+# 
+                      LICENSE INFORMATION
+
+For the purposes of this document the Real Time Executive for
+Missile Systems (RTEMS) is defined to include all source code,
+documentation, shell utilities developed by On-Line Applications
+Research Corporation (OAR) under contract of the U.S. Army
+Missile Command.  OAR obtained the copyright for RTEMS and
+subsequently assigned ownership of said copyright to the
+U.S. Government.  As part of this transfer, OAR waived all
+claims of ownership for RTEMS.  Since OAR no longer makes claims
+of ownership of RTEMS, OAR in no event shall be held liable 
+for damages including any general, special, incidental or 
+consequential damages arising out of the use or inability 
+to use the RTEMS software or documentation or of the support 
+services provided (including but not limited to loss of data or 
+data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or 
+third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any 
+other programs), even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
+
+Simply stated any file containing the U.S. Government
+copyright notice or relocatables derived from one or more of
+these files are covered by this agreement.
+
+RTEMS may be reproduced by or for the U.S. Government pursuant
+to the copyright license under the clause at DFARS 252.227-7013.
+The following notice must appear in all copies of RTEMS and its
+derivatives:
+
+    COPYRIGHT (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994.
+    On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+    All rights assigned to U.S. Government, 1994.
+
+    This material may be reproduced by or for the U.S. Government
+    pursuant to the copyright license under the clause at DFARS
+    252.227-7013.  This notice must appear in all copies of this
+    material and its derivatives.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+  1. Redistributions of source code and documentation must retain the 
+     above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following 
+     disclaimer.
+
+  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+     Redistributions in binary form must contain or make available the 
+     RTEMS source code.
+
+  3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+     must display the following acknowledgement:
+       This product includes software developed for the U.S. Government 
+       by On-Line Applications Research Corp. 
+
+  4. Neither the name of the author nor the U.S. Government may be used to 
+     endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific 
+     prior written permission.
+ 
+
+RTEMS is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either
+expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
+warranties of merchantability, title and fitness for a
+particular purpose.  The U.S. Government does not warrant that 
+the RTEMS software or documentation will satisfy your requirements 
+or that the software and documentation are without defect or error 
+or that the operation of the software will be uninterrupted. 
+
+The U.S. Government shall in no event shall be held liable for 
+damages including any general, special, incidental or consequential 
+damages arising out of the use or inability to use the RTEMS software 
+or documentation or of the support services provided (including
+but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered
+inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a
+failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even
+if the U.S. Government has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
+
+The U.S. Government reserves the right to revise this material 
+and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without
+obligation to notify anyone or any organization of such revision
+or changes.  
+
+OAR remains the sole organization authorized by contract to
+distribute or provide support and training for the Real-Time
+Executive for Military Systems (RTEMS).
+
+In order to promote future research activities within the U.S.
+Government, we request that potential users of RTEMS notify us
+as to the systems that RTEMS is being utilized.  This will allow
+us to publicize our Dual-Use / Reuse capabilities in support of
+the current administration's goals.  This can be accomplished by
+calling the RTEMS phone numbers published in the documentation
+or by electronic mail to "rtems@redstone-emh2.army.mil".  Your
+cooperation is greatly appreciated.  Again, thank you for using
+RTEMS.
+
+RTEMS
+U.S. ARMY Missile Command
+ATTN: AMSMI-RD-GC-S
+Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5254
+Voice: (205) 842-6906
+FAX:   (205) 842-6917
+EMAIL: rtems@redstone.army.mil
+
+
+On-Line Applications Research Corporation.
+2227 Drake Avenue SW
+Suite 10-F
+Huntsville, AL 35805
+(205) 883-0131
+
+
+
+