System Administrator Guide
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8.
Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is always permitted provided
that the use of this Package is embedded; that is, when no overt attempt is made to make
this Package's interfaces visible to the end user of the commercial distribution. Such use
shall not be construed as a distribution of this Package.
9.
The name of the Copyright Holder may not be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
10.
THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
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