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                      Package "Bit::Vector" Version 5.0
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                      for Perl version 5.000 and higher

     Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, 1997 by Steffen Beyer. All rights reserved.


License:
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You are allowed to use, copy, modify and redistribute this package free of
charges or royalties under the conditions that follow:

1) Only non-profit use and distribution is free; neither this package nor
   its parts may be included into any commercial product whatsoever, nor
   may it or its parts be used to produce such a commercial product, nor
   may it or its parts be used to provide services of any kind to customers
   for profit, without prior written agreement with the author of this
   package.

2) If you redistribute this package, you should always provide the original
   distribution file.

3) If you do not distribute the original distribution file
   (e.g., if you are only distributing parts thereof),
   or IF YOU MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS to any of the parts of this package,
   or if you distribute this package in binary (precompiled) form,
   or if you distribute this package as part of a package of your own,
   you are liable to say so explicitly and clearly at a prominent place
   in your documentation and to describe what modifications have been made,
   if applicable.  Moreover, you are obliged to include this LICENSE file
   in your distribution and to mention it at a prominent location in your
   documentation.

   YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REMOVE OR ALTER ANY COPYRIGHT NOTES IN ANY OF
   THE PARTS OF THIS PACKAGE OR TO CHANGE THIS "LICENSE" FILE IN ANY WAY.

4) You are not allowed to charge for the redistribution of this package
   except for the net costs of the media involved (and postage fees and
   packing material, if applicable).


Note to CD-ROM (or other media) publishers:
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You will usually be granted permission to include this package in a
publication of yours free of charges provided that the costs of the
medium for the final customer will be within reasonable limits.

In any case, please contact the author first before including this
package or any of its parts in any publication.

In the case of a publication, the conditions mentioned above under
"License" apply in an analog fashion.


Disclaimer:
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This package is provided "as is", without any warranty, neither express
nor implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness of this package (or any of its parts) for
any particular purpose, and the accuracy of its documentation.

In no event will the author be liable for any damage that may result
from the use (or non-use) of or inability to use this package or any
of its parts (such as, but not limited to, its documentation), even
if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damage.


Distribution:
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The original distribution file can be obtained either from:

                  http://www.engelschall.com/u/sb/download/

or any CPAN (= "Comprehensive Perl Archive Network") mirror server:

                  http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/STBEY/


Contact:
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To contact the author, please send e-mail to

                              <sb@sdm.de>
or write to
                              Steffen Beyer
                              Ainmillerstr. 5
                              App. 513
                              D-80801 Munich
                              Germany


