Volta project copyright © 2007-2013 Kai Berk Özer
Engineering
Kai Berk Özer

User Licenses

Volta includes a binary version of Ngspice release 25, which is based on the three circuit simulation technologies SPICE 3F5, Cider, and XSpice. The use of ngspice is subject to the following license terms:

SPICE 3F5
Copyright (c) 1985-1991 The Regents of the University of California.
All rights reserved.
Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the above copyright notice and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies of this software.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
CIDER
Software is distributed as is, completely without warranty or service support. The University of California and its employees are not liable for the condition or performance of the software. The University does not warrant that it owns the copyright or other proprietary rights to all software and documentation provided under this agreement, notwithstanding any copyright notice, and shall not be liable for any infringement of copyright or proprietary rights brought by third parties against the recipient of the software and documentation provided under this agreement.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE RECIPIENT IN USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
The University of California grants the recipient the right to modify, copy, and redistribute the software and documentation, both within the recipient's organization and externally, subject to the following restrictions:
(a) The recipient agrees not to charge for the University of California code itself. The recipient may, however, charge for additions, extensions, or support.
(b) In any product based on the software, the recipient agrees to acknowledge the research group that developed the software. This acknowledgement shall appear in the product documentation.
(c) The recipient agrees to obey all U.S. Government restrictions governing redistribution or export of the software and documentation.
XSPICE
THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS BELOW ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND ARE PROVIDED FREE OF ANY CHARGE. THE GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THIS SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH THE USER. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT WILL THE GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDING THE PROGRAMS BELOW BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS).