This software is Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Oliver Laumann, Berlin,
(except for the contents of the directories "contrib" and doc/paper)
It was derived from Elk 1.2, which was Copyright 1987, 1988, 1989,
Nixdorf Computer AG and TELES GmbH, Berlin.

Elk 1.2 has been written by Oliver Laumann (me) for TELES Telematic
Services, Berlin, in a joint project between TELES and Nixdorf
Microprocessor Engineering, Berlin.  I would like to thank Claus Bathe
of NME Berlin for securing the permission from his management to
publish this software and Prof. Dr. Sigram Schindler for providing the
work environment for ISOTEXT and Elk.

The present version is a result of my research work at Technische
Universitaet Berlin, with the benefit of the work of many
contributors (see the file CONTRIBUTORS).

Oliver Laumann, TELES GmbH, and Nixdorf Computer AG, as co-owners or
individual owners of copyright in this software, grant to any person or
company a worldwide, royalty free, license to

   i) copy this software,
  ii) prepare derivative works based on this software,
 iii) distribute copies of this software or derivative works,
  iv) perform this software, or
   v) display this software,

provided that this notice is not removed and that neither Oliver Laumann
nor Teles nor Nixdorf are deemed to have made any representations as to
the suitability of this software for any purpose nor are held responsible
for any defects of this software.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY FOR THIS SOFTWARE.

Berlin, December 23, 1992

Oliver Laumann    <net@cs.tu-berlin.de>
