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Source code
All the source code for this book is available as copyrighted freeware, distributed as a single package, by visiting the Web site www.BruceEckel.com. To make sure that you get the most current version, this is the official site for distribution of the code and the electronic version of the book. You can find mirrored versions of the electronic book and the code on other sites (some of these sites are found at www.BruceEckel.com), but you should check the official site to ensure that the mirrored version is actually the most recent edition. You may distribute the code in classroom and other educational situations.
The primary goal of the copyright is to ensure that the source of the code is properly cited, and to prevent you from republishing the code in print media without permission. (As long as the source is cited, using examples from the book in most media is generally not a problem.)
In each source code file you will find a reference to the following copyright notice:
This computer source code is Copyright ©2003 MindView, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
computer source code (Source Code) and its documentation
without fee and without a written agreement for the
purposes set forth below is hereby granted, provided that
the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the
following five numbered paragraphs appear in all copies.
1. Permission is granted to compile the Source Code and to
include the compiled code, in executable format only, in
personal and commercial software programs.
2. Permission is granted to use the Source Code without
modification in classroom situations, including in
presentation materials, provided that the book "Thinking in
Java" is cited as the origin.
3. Permission to incorporate the Source Code into printed
media may be obtained by contacting
MindView, Inc. 5343 Valle Vista La Mesa, California 91941
4. The Source Code and documentation are copyrighted by
MindView, Inc. The Source code is provided without express
or implied warranty of any kind, including any implied
warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or non-infringement. MindView, Inc. does not
warrant that the operation of any program that includes the
Source Code will be uninterrupted or error- free. MindView,
Inc. makes no representation about the suitability of the
Source Code or of any software that includes the Source
Code for any purpose. The entire risk as to the quality
and performance of any program that includes the Source
code is with the user of the Source Code. The user
understands that the Source Code was developed for research
and instructional purposes and is advised not to rely
exclusively for any reason on the Source Code or any
program that includes the Source Code. Should the Source
Code or any resulting software prove defective, the user
assumes the cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or
correction.
5. IN NO EVENT SHALL MINDVIEW, INC., OR ITS PUBLISHER BE
LIABLE TO ANY PARTY UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS, OR FOR
PERSONAL INJURIES, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOURCE
CODE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ARISING OUT OF THE INABILITY
TO USE ANY RESULTING PROGRAM, EVEN IF MINDVIEW, INC., OR
ITS PUBLISHER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE. MINDVIEW, INC. SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THE SOURCE CODE AND DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED
HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY ACCOMPANYING
SERVICES FROM MINDVIEW, INC., AND MINDVIEW, INC. HAS NO
OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES,
ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
Please note that MindView, Inc. maintains a web site which
is the sole distribution point for electronic copies of the
Source Code, https://www.BruceEckel.com (and official mirror
sites), where it is freely available under the terms stated
above.
If you think you've found an error in the Source Code,
please submit a correction using the URL marked "feedback"
in the electronic version of the book, nearest the error
you've found.
You may use the code in your projects and in the classroom (including your presentation materials) as long as the copyright notice that appears in each source file is retained.
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