Copyright & License Notice
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The ParMETIS package is copyrighted by the Regents of the 
University of Minnesota. It can be freely used for educational and 
research purposes by non-profit institutions and US government 
agencies only. Other organizations are allowed to use ParMETIS 
only for evaluation purposes, and any further uses will require prior 
approval. The software may not be sold or redistributed without prior 
approval. One may make copies of the software for their use provided 
that the copies, are not sold or distributed, are used under the same 
terms and conditions.

As unestablished research software, this code is provided on an 
``as is'' basis without warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied. The downloading, or executing any part of this software
constitutes an implicit agreement to these terms. These terms and
conditions are subject to change at any time without prior notice.