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SOURCE CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT
Software: M-VIA and MVICH
Version: 1

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  8. TERM AND TERMINATION. The license granted to you under this Agreement will continue perpetually unless terminated by Berkeley Lab in accordance with this Agreement. If you breach any term of this Agreement, and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of the date of written notice, this Agreement shall immediately terminate. Upon such termination, you shall immediately cease using the Software, return to Berkeley Lab, or destroy, all copies of the Software, and provide Berkeley Lab with written certification of your compliance with the foregoing. Termination shall not relieve you from your obligations arising prior to such termination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 5 through 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

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  11. GENERAL. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its rules governing conflicts of laws. No provision in either party's purchase orders, or in any other business forms employed by either party will supersede the terms of this Agreement, and no modification or amendment of this Agreement is binding, unless in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each party. This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Berkeley Lab, its successors and assigns. This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties, and supersedes all previous communications, written or oral, relating to the subject of this Agreement. If you have any questions concerning this license, contact Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Technology Transfer Department, One Cyclotron Road, MS 90-1070, Berkeley, CA 94720, Attn: Software Licensing or via e-mail at TTD@lbl.gov. If you have any questions or feedback concerning this Software, contact the M-VIA Development Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, MS 50B-2239, Berkeley, CA 94720 or via email at via@nersc.gov.