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key
softfloat
short_name
SoftFloat
name
SoftFloat Legal Notice
category
Permissive
owner
John R. Hauser
homepage_url
http://www.jhauser.us/arithmetic/SoftFloat.html
notes
this original license was used for Softfloat v1. The newest v3 uses a plain bsd-new license
spdx_license_key
LicenseRef-scancode-softfloat
minimum_coverage
90
ignorable_authors
  • John R. Hauser
license_text
SoftFloat Legal Notice

SoftFloat was written by John R. Hauser. 

This work was made possible in part by the International Computer Science
Institute, located at Suite 600, 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, California 94704.
Funding was partially provided by the National Science Foundation under grant
MIP-9311980.

The original version of this code was written as part of a project to build
a fixed-point vector processor in collaboration with the University of
California at Berkeley, overseen by Profs. Nelson Morgan and John Wawrzynek.

THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS, FOR FREE.  Although reasonable effort
has been made to avoid it, THIS SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN FAULTS THAT WILL AT
TIMES RESULT IN INCORRECT BEHAVIOR.  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS RESTRICTED TO
PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN AND WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
AND ALL LOSSES, COSTS, OR OTHER PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ITS USE.

Derivative works are acceptable, even for commercial purposes, provided
that the minimal documentation requirements stated in the source code are
satisfied.