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IPMI
Limited Release Specifications License Agreement
Intel Corporation; Hewlett Packard Company, NEC Corporation and Dell Computer Corporation (collectively "Licensor") through Intel Corporation (the "Administrator") will allow you to copy the Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification (v1.0), Intelligent Platform Management Bus Bridge Specification (v 1.0), and Intelligent Chassis Management Bus Bridge Specification (v1.0) (the "Specifications") found at the IPMI website (the "Site") on the condition that you accept the terms and conditions below ("Agreement").

IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR COPYING. BY SELECTING THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, OR BY DOWNLOADING OR COPYING THE SPECIFICATIONS, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU SELECT "I DO NOT ACCEPT," THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS WILL NOT PROCEED. DO NOT SELECT "I ACCEPT," DOWNLOAD OR COPY THIS SPECIFICATIONS UNTIL YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR COPY THE SPECIFICATIONS.

LICENSE. You may download the Specifications from the Site and make copies of the Specifications subject to these conditions:
  1. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, disclose, rent, sell, distribute, transmit or transfer all or any part of the Specifications except as provided in this Agreement, and you agree to use reasonable efforts to prevent such actions for any copy of the Specifications that you have received subject to this Agreement.
  2. You may make copies of the Specifications for your review only and not for implementation. Before implementing the specifications, you must enter into an Adopters Agreement. Information about the Adopters Agreement and the Adopters Agreement itself can be found at the IPMI website.
  3. You may not remove or alter the disclaimers or license which is included in the Specifications on any copies you make.
NO OTHER LICENSE. Implementations developed using the information provided in the Specifications might infringe the intellectual property rights of various parties including the Licensor, other Adopters and other parties involved in the development of the Specifications. Except as expressly set forth in an Adopters Agreement which has been executed by You and accepted and executed by the Administrator, no license or right is granted to you, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, under any patents, copyrights, maskworks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property by virtue of entering into this Agreement, downloading the Specifications, using the Specifications or building products complying with the Specifications.

OWNERSHIP OF SPECIFICATIONS AND COPYRIGHTS. Title to all copies of the Specifications remain with Licensor. The Specifications are copyrighted and are protected by the laws of the United States and other countries, and international treaty provisions. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary rights notices from the Specifications. Licensor may make changes to the Specifications, or to items referenced therein, at any time without notice. Licensor is not obligated to support or update the Specifications.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. Performance information contained in the Specifications is intended to demonstrate potential performance characteristics or tradeoffs in implementing to the Specifications. Tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.

EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES. THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE. Licensor disclaims all liability, direct or indirect, for any claim relating to the Specifications or the use of information therein including without limitation claims arising from product liability, personal injury, death, or infringement of any proprietary rights.

THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT LICENSED FOR USE BY, OR INTENDED TO DIRECT OR INSTRUCT, ANY PARTY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY IMPLEMENTATION WHERE FAILURE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION COULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR.

IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER LICENSOR HAS ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a sale or an offer for sale or license of any product.

TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT. You may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice. If you breach this Agreement, Licensor may terminate this Agreement at any time upon written notice. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy the Specifications or return all copies of the Specifications to the Administrator and certify in writing to the Administrator that all your copies of the Specifications have been returned or destroyed.

APPLICABLE LAWS. Claims arising under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. You may not export the Specifications in violation of applicable export laws and regulations.

GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The Specifications and documentation are provided with "RESTRICTED RIGHTS." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in FAR52.227-14 and DFAR252.227-7013, et seq. Use of the Specifications by the Government constitutes acknowledgment of Licensor's proprietary rights in them. Contractor or manufacturer is Licensor as identified on the Site.


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