Open Object Rexx™

Release Notes

Version 3.1.2 RC1

March 31, 2007


Table of Contents
1. About The 3.1.2 Release
2. Windows Requirements, Installation and Configuration
3. Unix/Linux Requirements, Installation and Configuration
4. Known Limitations, Problems and Workarounds
5. Documentation
6. Getting Help
A. Notices
B. Common Public License Version 1.0

1. About The 3.1.2 Release

Open Object Rexx Version 3.1.2 is based on the previous version of ooRexx™ (3.1.1). Version 3.1.2 has both enhancements and bug fixes.

IMPORTANT: If you already have an earlier version of Object Rexx or Open Object Rexx installed on your system, you must remove it before starting with the installation of this package. Note that this may change in future releases.


1.1. New in this Release

This section describes the enhancements introduced since Open Object Rexx 3.0.0 for Unix/Linux. and 3.0.1 for Windows.

You should refer to the CHANGES document accompanying the release for a complete list of the changes and bug fixes.


1.1.1. New Installation Path for Unix/Linux

The installation path for the Unix/Linux version of ooRexx has been changed from /usr/local to /opt/ooRexx. This will make ooRexx much more compliant with the Linux Standard Base.


1.1.2. Additions to the REXXUTIL Function Package

There are some new functions included in the RexxUtil library. They begin with the prefix SysIs*.


1.1.3. Getting Help Documentation

Each document in the ooRexx documentation set now contains a section on getting help for ooRexx. It is located in the preface of each document.


2. Windows Requirements, Installation and Configuration

2.1. Hardware Requirements

  • 22 MB free disk space for the program

  • 13.5 MB free disk space for online documentation

  • IBM-compatible, Pentium or AMD processor, or higher


2.2. Software Requirements

  • Windows 98

  • Windows Me

  • Windows NT(R) 4.0

  • Windows 2000

  • Windows 2003

  • Windows XP

Note: Currently, this version of ooRexx does not install correctly on Windows Vista. The development team is working on this problem and we hope to have a solution in the near future.


2.3. Installation, Update and Configuration Information

This new version of Open Object Rexx cannot coexist with a previous version of Open Object Rexx or IBM Object REXX in your installation. If you have previously installed Open Object Rexx, you must first uninstall the Open Object Rexx program. If there are two different versions of Open Object Rexx installed, this leads to unpredictable results. The installation program of Open Object Rexx starts and the Open Object Rexx Installation logo appears on your screen (this automatic startup may take a while). Follow the installation program instructions to complete the Open Object Rexx installation. Open Object Rexx can be installed as a common or as a personal program. To install Open Object Rexx as a common program, the current user must have administrator rights.

It is highly recommended that ooRexx be installed into Windows while logged on as a user with Administrator rights. Additional installation steps are performed when an Administrator installs ooRexx that cannot be performed when installed as a user without Administrator rights. They are:

  1. The subdirectory that ooRexx is installed into is added to the System PATH environment variable.

  2. The file extension REX is added to the System PATHEXT environment variable.

  3. The rxapi Service installation page is shown allowing rxapi to be installed as a Windows service.

  4. The environment variable REXX_HOME is set for all users.

It is important that if ooRexx is installed by a user with Administrative rights, that ooRexx is uninstalled by a user with Administrative rights, otherwise the installation steps described above will not be undone when ooRexx is uninstalled.


2.3.1. Running the Installation Program on Windows

To install Open Object Rexx with the default settings, simply double-click on ooRexx310.exe from Windows Explorer.

The Windows installer has two options when installing. If you want to specify the options on installation, then open a command prompt or select "Start/Run" from the taskbar and type in ooRexx310.exe with the parameters described below.

/S : Silent mode

This will install Open Object Rexx without any user intervention with default values for any user-selectable values.

/D : Default directory

If you wish to install Open Object Rexx into a different directory than the default (C:\Program Files\ooRexx), then specify the directory after this switch. This must be the last parameter used in the command line and must not contain any quotes, even if the path contains spaces.


2.3.2. Windows Uninstallation Information

Select "Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add Remove Programs" on the Windows Desktop. Select "Open Object Rexx for Windows" and then select "Remove".


2.4. Running Open Object Rexx as a Child Process of a Service on Windows

The memory manager of Open Object Rexx can share out some resources among all the Open Object Rexx processes to enable global functions, system exits, subcommand handlers, and global queues to take place. If you start Open Object Rexx from a service, two or more Open Object Rexx processes might run under different user accounts. Therefore it is required that the memory manager is not protected and can be accessed by every user. This means that Open Object Rexx global data is system global and unsecured.

If you want Open Object Rexx to be started from a service, Open Object Rexx must be installed as a common program or you must modify the system path manually to include the directory where Open Object Rexx has been installed.

If you are writing a service that calls RexxStart(), ensure that the SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS flag is set for your service. To prevent access violations, use a NULL security descriptor and assign it to your service process.


2.5. Open Object Rexx and Other Rexx Interpreters

If you have other Rexx interpreters installed, you may have to set the PATH manually because Open Object Rexx and the other Rexx interpreters may both use the name "rexx" for invoking the interpreter. Interpreter error messages that begin with "Rexx: " indicate that another Rexx interpreter was called instead of Open Object Rexx. You can verify which Rexx interpreter is running either by the form of the error messages, by running rexxtry.rex and executing SAY VERSION, or by invoking rexx /V, which then should display information about the Rexx interpreter that is invoked. If no information is displayed, it is not Open Object Rexx. If you don't want the other Rexx interpreter to be invoked, you should remove it from the PATH, delete it, or rename rexx.exe in the ObjRexx directory to orx.exe and use orx to invoke the interpreter.


2.6. Exploring Open Object Rexx

Once you have installed the Open Object Rexx files you can run Object Rexx scripts by issuing the command REXX followed by your Object Rexx script at the command prompt. To interactively try Object Rexx statements, enter rexx rexxtry.rexon the command line. Enter exit to end the program.

To help you explore programming in Open Object Rexx, the following sample programs are provided :

ccreply.rex

concurrent program using REPLY

complex.rex

complex number class

deskicon.rex

AddDesktopIcon method of the WindowsProgramManager class

desktop.rex

uses the WindowsProgramManager class

drives.rex

demonstrates the usage of Sys functions

eventlog.rex

uses the WindowsEventLog class

factor.rex

factorial program

greply.rex

concurrent program using WAIT and NOWAIT

guess.rex

a guessing game

makestring.rex

demonstrated the usage of the makestring method

ktguard.rex

concurrent program using START and GUARD

month.rex

displays a calendar for the month of January

philfork.rex

program that demonstrates Open Object Rexx concurrency

pipe.rex

a pipeline implementation

qdate.rex

date query program

qtime.rex

time query program

registry.rex

uses the WindowsRegistry class

rexxtry.rex

interactively try out Rexx statements

semcls.rex

semaphore class

stack.rex

program that uses a stack class

usecomp.rex

program that uses the complex number class (see note below)

usepipe.rex

program that uses the pipeline implementation (see note below)

usewmgr.rex

program that uses the WindowsManager class

Note: To run these programs, you must either add the samples directory to the PATH or execute them directly from the samples directory.

The directory samples\ole\ contains samples for the Open Object Rexx OLE/ActiveX Interface. Open the sample programs; They contain comments. The directory samples\wsh\ contains samples for Windows Scripting Host.

Open Object Rexx also installs several samples that demonstrate the use of OODialog. You can explore these samples by launching the "OODialog Samples" icon in the Object Rexx for Windows\Samples group.

To help you with programming external function libraries, the WPIPE samples are provided in the samples\api\wpipe directory. See the README.TXT in this directory.


3. Unix/Linux Requirements, Installation and Configuration

3.1. Hardware Requirements

  • 12 MB free disk space for the program (20 MB for AIX)

  • 13.5 MB free disk space for online documentation

  • IBM-compatible, Pentium or AMD processor, or higher for an x86 platform

  • Power 4 processor or higher for a PPC platform

  • Sparc processor for a SUN Solaris (Sparc) platform


3.2. Software Requirements

  • Linux ELF system (i386) and your kernel must support System V IPC. Open Object Rexx must run with Linux kernel version 2.4.1 or higher.

  • SUN Sparc system running Solaris V2.8 or higher.


3.3. Installation, Update and Configuration Information

This new version of Open Object Rexx cannot coexist with a previous version of Open Object Rexx or IBM Object REXX in your installation. If you have previously installed Object Rexx, you must first deinstall this Object Rexx program. If there are two different versions of Object Rexx installed, this leads to unpredictable results. The installation program of Object Rexx starts and the Object Rexx Installation logo appears on your screen (this automatic startup may take a while). Follow the installation program instructions to complete the Object Rexx installation. Object Rexx can be installed as a common or as a personal program. To install Object Rexx as a common program, the current user must have administrator rights.


3.3.1. Installation/Removal of the RPM Package

Note: The installation of Open Object Rexx requires that all steps be run with root authority.

To install the 'rpm' package, use your rpm-package-manager. Select the 'ooRexx-3.1.n.0-n.i386.rpm' package for the installation. Refer to your package manager for further information. The package manager adds orexx to your local rpm-database. The command with the command line rpm-package-manager is:

   rpm -i ooRexx-3.1.n-n.i386.rpm

Open Object Rexx is installed in the directory /opt/ooRexx. Links are created in /usr/lib and /usr/bin for the ooRexx shared libraries and executables respectively. An additional link is created in /usr/include for the rexx.hheader file.

The command rpm can also be used to remove the package from the database if it is entered at the command line:

   rpm -e ooRexx-3.1.n-n

3.3.2. Installation of the 'tgz' Package

Note: The installation of Open Object Rexx requires that all steps be run with root authority.

If you have the package maintenance tool 'pkgtool' on your system, you can use it to install or deinstall Open Object Rexx via a graphical tool. Start pkgtool as 'root' and install the 'ooRexx-3.1.n-n.i386.tgz' package. All files will be copied to the directory '/opt/ooRexx/'.

If 'pkgtool' is not available, you can install Open Object Rexx by copying the ooRexx-3.1.n-n.i386.tgz file to the root directory ( / ) and decompress the package with the following command:

  tar -zxvf ooRexx-3.1.n-n.i386.tgz

You must manually add the following links:

cd /opt/ooRexx/bin
ln -sf ./rexx /usr/bin/rexx
ln -sf ./rexxc /usr/bin/rexxc
ln -sf ./rxqueue /usr/bin/rxqueue
ln -sf ./rxsubcom /usr/bin/rxsubcom
ln -sf ./rxdelipc /usr/bin/rxdelipc
ln -sf ./rxmigrate /usr/bin/rxmigrate
ln -sf ./rexx.img /usr/bin/rexx.img
ln -sf ./rexx.cat /usr/bin/rexx.cat
ln -sf ./rxregexp.cls /usr/bin/rxregexp.cls
ln -sf ./rxftp.cls /usr/bin/rxftp.cls
cd /opt/ooRexx/%{_lib}
ln -sf ./librexx.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexx.so.3
ln -sf ./librexx.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexx.so
ln -sf ./librexxapi.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexxapi.so.3
ln -sf ./librexxapi.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexxapi.so
ln -sf ./librxsock.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxsock.so.3
ln -sf ./librxsock.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxsock.so
ln -sf ./librxmath.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxmath.so.3
ln -sf ./librxmath.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxmath.so
ln -sf ./librxregexp.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxregexp.so.3
ln -sf ./librxregexp.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librxregexp.so
ln -sf ./librexxutil.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexxutil.so.3
ln -sf ./librexxutil.so.%{version} %{_libdir}/librexxutil.so
cd /opt/ooRexx/man
ln -sf ./rexx.1 /usr/share/man/man1/rexx.1
ln -sf ./rexxc.1 /usr/share/man/man1/rexxc.1
ln -sf ./rxsubcom.1 /usr/share/man/man1/rxsubcom.1
ln -sf ./rxqueue.1 /usr/share/man/man1/rxqueue.1
ln -sf ./rxmigrate.1 /usr/share/man/man1/rxmigrate.1
cd /opt/ooRexx/include
ln -sf ./rexx.h /usr/include/rexx.h
cd /opt/ooRexx/samples
ln -sf ./rexxtry.rex /usr/bin/rexxtry.rex
ldconfig

3.3.3. Installation/Removal of the PKG Package

Note: The installation of Open Object Rexx requires that all steps be run with root authority.

To install the 'pkg' package, use your package-manager. Select the 'ooRexx-3.1.n-sparc-sun-solaris2.8.pkg' package for the installation. Refer to your package manager for further information. The package manager adds orexx to your local pkg-database. The command with the command line package-manager is:

   pkgadd -d ooRexx-3.1.0-n-sparc-sun-solaris2.8.pkg

Open Object Rexx is installed in the directory /opt/ooRexx.

The command pkgrm can also be used to remove the package from the database if it is entered at the command line:

   pkgrm ooRexx

3.4. Configuration

There is nothing to configure for a Unix/Linux installation.


3.5. Open Object Rexx and Other Rexx Interpreters

If you have other Rexx interpreters installed, you may have to set the PATH manually because Open Object Rexx and the other Rexx interpreters may both use the name "rexx" for invoking the interpreter. Interpreter error messages that begin with "Rexx: " indicate that another Rexx interpreter was called instead of Open Object Rexx. You can verify which Rexx interpreter is running either by the form of the error messages, by running rexxtry and executing SAY VERSION, or by invoking rexx -v, which then should display information about the Rexx interpreter that is invoked. If no information is displayed, it is not Open Object Rexx. If you don't want the other Rexx interpreter to be invoked, you should remove it from the PATH, delete it, or rename the "rexx" binary in the /usr/bin directory to "orx" and use orx to invoke the interpreter.


3.6. Exploring Open Object Rexx for Unix/Linux

Once you have installed the Open Object Rexx files you can run Object Rexx scripts by issuing the command rexx followed by your Object Rexx script at the command prompt. To interactively try Object Rexx statements, open a command window and type rexx rexxtry. Enter exit to end the program.

To help you explore programming in Open Object Rexx, the following sample programs are provided in the /opt/ooRexx/share/ooRexx:

ccreply.rex

concurrent program using REPLY

complex.rex

complex number class

factor.rex

factorial program

greply.rex

concurrent program using WAIT and NOWAIT

guess.rex

a guessing game

ktguard.rex

concurrent program using START and GUARD

makestring.rex

demonstrated the usage of the makestring method

month.rex

displays a calendar for the month of January

pipe.rex

a pipeline implementation

qdate.rex

date query program

qtime.rex

time query program

semcls.rex

semaphore class

rexxcps.rex

measure Rexx clauses per second

rexxtry.rex

interactively try out Rexx statements

semcls.rex

implements a semaphore class on ooRexx

stack.rex

program that uses a stack class

usecomp.rex

program that uses the complex number class (see note below)

usepipe.rex

program that uses the pipeline implementation

Note: To run these programs, you must either add the /opt/ooRexx/share/ooRexx directory. to the PATH or execute them directly from the /opt/ooRexx/share/ooRexx directory.

To help you with programming external function libraries, the WPIPE samples are provided in the /opt/ooRexx/share/ooRexx/api/wpipe directory. See the README in this directory.


4. Known Limitations, Problems and Workarounds


5. Documentation

All documentation is now contained in PDF files and zipped HTML package files and is available online at http://www.oorexx.org/docs.html.

The following documents are available:

rexxref.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: Reference.

rexxpg.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: Programming Guide.

oodialog.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: Windows OODialog Reference.

rxsock.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: TCP/IP Socket Library Functions Reference.

rxftp.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: FTP Class Library Reference.

rxmath.pdf

This is the Open Object Rexx: Mathematical Functions Reference.

readme.pdf

This document is in PDF and HTML format.


6. Getting Help

The Open Object Rexx Project has a number of methods to obtain help for ooRexx. These methods, in no particular order of preference, are listed below.


6.1. The Rexx Language Association Mailing List

The Rexx Language Association maintains a mailing list for its members. This mailing list is only available to RexxLA members thus you will need to join RexxLA in order to get on the list. The dues for RexxLA membership are small and are charged on a yearly basis. For details on joining RexxLA please refer to the RexxLA Home Page or the RexxLA Membership Application page.


6.2. The Open Object Rexx SourceForge Site

The Open Object Rexx Project utilizes SourceForge to house the ooRexx Project source repositories, mailing lists and other project features. Here is a list of some of the most useful facilities.

The ooRexx Forums

The ooRexx project maintains a set of forums that anyone my contribute to or monitor. They are located on the ooRexx Forums page. There are currently three forums available: Help, Developers and Open Discussion. In addition, you can monitor the forums via email.

The Developer Mailing List

You can subscribe to the oorexx-devel mailing list at ooRexx Mailing List Subscriptions page. This list is for discussing ooRexx project development activities. It also supports a historical archive of past messages.

The Users Mailing List

You can subscribe to the oorexx-users mailing list at ooRexx Mailing List Subscriptions page. This list is for discussing using ooRexx. It also supports a historical archive of past messages.

The Announcements Mailing List

You can subscribe to the oorexx-announce mailing list at ooRexx Mailing List Subscriptions page. This list is only used to announce significant ooRexx project events.

The Bug Mailing List

You can subscribe to the oorexx-bugs mailing list at ooRexx Mailing List Subscriptions page. This list is only used for monitoring changes to the ooRexx bug tracking system.

Support Requests

You can create a support request at ooRexx Support Request page. Please be sure to log in to Sourceforge before creating the request so that it will record your e-mail address. This will allow SourceForge (and the ooRexx developers) a way to contact you when updates are made to your request. Otherwise you will need to manually check back on this page to track any updates to the request.

Also, please try to provide as much information in the support request as possible so that the developers can determine the problem as quickly as possible.

Bug Reports

You can create a bug report at ooRexx Bug Report page. Please be sure to log in to Sourceforge before creating the report so that it will record your e-mail address. This will allow SourceForge (and the ooRexx developers) a way to contact you when updates are made to your report. Otherwise you will need to manually check back on this page to track any updates to the report.

Also, please try to provide as much information in the bug report as possible so that the developers can determine the problem as quickly as possible.

Patch Reports

If you create an enhancement patch for ooRexx please post the patch using the ooRexx Patch Report page. Please be sure to log in to Sourceforge before creating the report so that it will record your e-mail address. This will allow SourceForge (and the ooRexx developers) a way to contact you when updates are made to your report. Otherwise you will need to manually check back on this page to track any updates to the report.

Also, please try to provide as much information in the patch report as possible so that the developers can evaluate the enhancement as quickly as possible.

Please do not post bug patches here, instead you should open a bug report and attach the patch to it.


6.3. comp.lang.rexx Newsgroup

The comp.lang.rexx newsgroup is a good place to obtain help from many individuals within the Rexx community. You can obtain help on Open Object Rexx or on any number of other Rexx interpreters and tools.


A. Notices

Any reference to a non-open source product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only non-open source product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Rexx Language Association (RexxLA) intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non-open source product, program, or service.

Any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment. Therefore, the results obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems. Furthermore, some measurement may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment.

Information concerning non-open source products was obtained from the suppliers of those products, their published announcements or other publicly available sources. RexxLA has not tested those products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance, compatibility or any other claims related to non-RexxLA packages. Questions on the capabilities of non-RexxLA packages should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.

All statements regarding RexxLA's future direction or intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

This information contains examples of data and reports used in daily business operations. To illustrate them as completely as possible, the examples include the names of individuals, companies, brands, and products. All of these names are fictitious and any similarity to the names and addresses used by an actual business enterprise is entirely coincidental.


A.1. Trademarks

Open Object Rexx™ and ooRexx™ are trademarks of the Rexx Language Association.

The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both:

1-2-3
AIX
IBM
Lotus
OS/2
S/390
VisualAge

AMD is a trademark of Advance Micro Devices, Inc.

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Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the Unites States, other countries, or both.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.

Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.


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The source code for this document is maintained in DocBook SGML/XML format.


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For example, a Contributor might include the Program in a commercial product offering, Product X. That Contributor is then a Commercial Contributor. If that Commercial Contributor then makes performance claims, or offers warranties related to Product X, those performance claims and warranties are such Commercial Contributor's responsibility alone. Under this section, the Commercial Contributor would have to defend claims against the other Contributors related to those performance claims and warranties, and if a court requires any other Contributor to pay any damages as a result, the Commercial Contributor must pay those damages.


B.5. No Warranty

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations.


B.6. Disclaimer of Liability

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


B.7. General

If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the terms of this Agreement, and without further action by the parties hereto, such provision shall be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision valid and enforceable.

If Recipient institutes patent litigation against a Contributor with respect to a patent applicable to software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit), then any patent licenses granted by that Contributor to such Recipient under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed. In addition, if Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Program itself (excluding combinations of the Program with other software or hardware) infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.

All Recipient's rights under this Agreement shall terminate if it fails to comply with any of the material terms or conditions of this Agreement and does not cure such failure in a reasonable period of time after becoming aware of such noncompliance. If all Recipient's rights under this Agreement terminate, Recipient agrees to cease use and distribution of the Program as soon as reasonably practicable. However, Recipient's obligations under this Agreement and any licenses granted by Recipient relating to the Program shall continue and survive.

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute copies of this Agreement, but in order to avoid inconsistency the Agreement is copyrighted and may only be modified in the following manner. The Agreement Steward reserves the right to publish new versions (including revisions) of this Agreement from time to time. No one other than the Agreement Steward has the right to modify this Agreement. IBM is the initial Agreement Steward. IBM may assign the responsibility to serve as the Agreement Steward to a suitable separate entity. Each new version of the Agreement will be given a distinguishing version number. The Program (including Contributions) may always be distributed subject to the version of the Agreement under which it was received. In addition, after a new version of the Agreement is published, Contributor may elect to distribute the Program (including its Contributions) under the new version. Except as expressly stated in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, Recipient receives no rights or licenses to the intellectual property of any Contributor under this Agreement, whether expressly, by implication, estoppel or otherwise. All rights in the Program not expressly granted under this Agreement are reserved.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the intellectual property laws of the United States of America. No party to this Agreement will bring a legal action under this Agreement more than one year after the cause of action arose. Each party waives its rights to a jury trial in any resulting litigation.