LAPACK is a freely available software package provided on the World Wide Web
via netlib, anonymous ftp, and
http access.  Thus it can be included in commercial
packages (and has been).  We ask only that proper credit be given to
the authors by citing this users' guide as the official reference for
LAPACK.

Like all software, this package is copyrighted.  It is 
not trademarked; however,
if modifications are made that affect the
interface, functionality, or accuracy of the resulting software,
the name of the routine should be changed.  Any modification to our software
should be noted in the modifier's documentation.

We will gladly answer questions regarding our software.
If modifications are made to the software, however, it is the
responsibility of the individuals/company who modified the routine
to provide support.

Susan Blackford
1999-10-01