3com 3c905c-tx-m, 3c905c-tx User Manual

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IMPORTANT: Read Before Using This Product
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING 
THIS PRODUCT. IT CONTAINS SOFTWARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS LICENSED BY 3COM 
CORPORATION (“3COM”) TO ITS CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR USE ONLY AS SET FORTH BELOW. IF 
YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE 
SOFTWARE. USING ANY PART OF THE SOFTWARE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.
LICENSE: 3Com grants you a nonexclusive license to use the accompanying software program(s) (the 
“Software”) subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this License Agreement. You are not 
permitted to lease, rent, distribute or sublicense the Software or to use the Software in a time-sharing 
arrangement or in any other unauthorized manner. Further, no license is granted to you in the human 
readable code of the Software (source code). Except as provided below, this License Agreement does 
not grant you any rights to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, or any other rights in respect 
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The Software is licensed to be used on any workstation or any network server owned by or leased to 
you, provided that the Software is used only in connection with a 3Com adapter. You may reproduce 
and provide one (1) copy of the Software and supporting documentation for each such workstation or 
network server on which the Software is used as permitted hereunder. Otherwise, the Software and 
supporting documentation may be copied only as essential for backup or archive purposes in support 
of your use of the Software as permitted hereunder. You must reproduce and include all copyright 
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achieve interoperability of the Software with other programs within the meaning of the EC Directive 
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accompanying documentation (or any copies thereof) or any products utilizing the Software or 
such documentation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations of the United States and the 
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of the Software are the valuable trade secrets of 3Com and its suppliers. You agree to hold such trade 
secrets in confidence. You further acknowledge and agree that ownership of, and title to, the Software 
and all subsequent copies thereof regardless of the form or media are held by 3Com and its suppliers.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND: All technical data and computer software are commercial 
in nature and developed solely at private expense. The Software is delivered as “Commercial Computer 
Software” as defined in DFARS 252.227-7014 (June 1995) or as a “commercial item” as defined in 
FAR 2.101(a) and as such is provided with only such rights as are provided in this License Agreement, 
which is 3Com’s standard commercial license for the Software. Technical data is provided with limited 
rights only as provided in DFAR 252.227-7015 (Nov. 1995) or FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987), whichever is 
applicable. You agree not to remove or deface any portion of any legend provided on any licensed 
program or documentation delivered to you under this License Agreement.
TERM AND TERMINATION: This license will expire fifty (50) years from the date that you first use the 
Software, if it is not earlier terminated. You may terminate it at any time by destroying the Software 
and documentation together with all copies and merged portions in any form. It will also terminate 
immediately if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this License Agreement. Upon such 
termination you agree to destroy the Software and documentation, together with all copies and 
merged portions in any form.
GOVERNING LAW: This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California 
as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California 
between California residents and by the laws of the United States. You agree that the United Nations 
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) is hereby excluded in its entirety 
from application to this License Agreement.
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