ChessTutor (TM) Source Code

WARRANTY AND LIABILITY:
The ChessTutor (TM) source code is offered without warranty of any sort. Any damage caused by the use of this source code shall be the sole responsibility of the user/developer.

USE

Cost: The ChessTutor (TM) code is offered free of charge. The original author, Eduardo Suastegui, asks only for the end user's thanks and faint acknowledgement. The author, apreciating the general destitution of most Chess afficionados, asks for no monetary renumeration for the use of this code and allows the for-profit use of the source code.

Modifications: Any modifications can be made to the ChessTutor (TM) source code, provided (a) no one else is prevented from doing likewise and (b) no malicious program behavior is programmed into the resulting version of ChessTutor (TM).

Support: The author, Eduardo Suastegui, makes no promises whatsoever to provide support and/or any sort of help to end-users, with or without renumeration. The ChessTutor (TM) code is provided as is, without documentation, and it is the exclusive responsibility of the user/developer to gain a working understanding of the inner workings of ChessTutor (TM).

And now for the legal fine print...

/*
 * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Eduardo Suastegui. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is FREE FOR COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE,
 * provided the following condition is met. The following provisions
 * supercede and override any and all existing licenses regarding
 * this software as of May 19, 2000.
 *
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
 * its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
 * provided that any copy or derivative of this software or documentation
 * retaining the name "Eduardo Suastegui" also retains this condition and the
 * following disclaimer.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
 * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
 * INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
 * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
 * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
 * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 * CopyrightVersion 1.0
 */

I accept these terms This is utterly ridiculous!