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+The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, and distribute this
+software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that existing
+copyright notices are retained in all copies and that this notice is
+included verbatim in any distributions. Additionally, the authors
+grant permission to modify this software and its documentation for any
+purpose, provided that such modifications are not distributed without
+the explicit consent of the authors and that existing copyright
+notices are retained in all copies. Users of the software are asked to
+feed back problems, benefits, and/or suggestions about the software to
+the ROOT Development Team (rootdev@root.cern.ch). Support for this
+software - fixing of bugs, incorporation of new features - is done on
+a best effort basis. All bug fixes and enhancements will be made
+available under the same terms and conditions as the original
+software,
+
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
+FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY
+DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,
+INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
+NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND
+THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
+MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.