DIFdetect Software License

The University of Washington (UW) gives permission for you to use DIFdetect software package developed at UW, on the following conditions:

DIFdetect is not published, distributed, or otherwise transferred or made available except through the UW DIFdetect web site.

You agree to make improvements to DIFdetect available to the UW DIFdetect team for consideration and deployment in future releases of DIFdetect. In this way, future versions of DIFdetect will be tested, standardized and improved through one central academic site.

You retain in DIFdetect and any modifications to DIFdetect the copyright, trademark, or other notices pertaining to DIFdetect as provided by UW.

You provide the DIFdetect team with feedback on the use of DIFdetect software in your research, and that the DIFdetect team and UW are permitted to use any information you provide in making changes to DIFdetect software. All bug reports and technical questions shall be sent to: difdet@u.washington.edu

You acknowledge that UW and its licensees may develop modifications to DIFdetect that may be substantially similar to your modifications of DIFdetect, and that UW and its licensees shall not be constrained in any way by you in UW’s or its licensees’ use or management of such modifications. You acknowledge the right of the UW to prepare and publish modifications to DIFdetect that may be substantially similar or functionally equivalent to your modifications and improvements, and if you obtain patent protection for any modification or improvement to DIFdetect you agree not to allege or enjoin infringement of your patent by UW or by any of UW’s licensees obtaining modifications or improvements to DIFdetect from UW.

Please send bibliographic citations regarding the use of DIFdetect to Dr. Paul Crane at pcrane@u.washington.edu so that the DIFdetect website can keep an up-to-date list of projects published using the program.

Any risk associated with using the DIFdetect software at your institution is with you and your Institution/Company. DIFdetect is experimental in nature and is made available as a research courtesy "AS IS," without obligation by UW to provide accompanying services or support. UW AND THE AUTHORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

If these conditions are acceptable to you, please click the "accept" button and proceed with downloading the program.