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+Copyright (c) 2006, Ahmad Faraj & Xin Yuan,
+All rights reserved.
+
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+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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+ * Neither the name of the Florida State University nor the names of its
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+
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+
+ ***************************************************************************
+ * Any results obtained from executing this software require the *
+ * acknowledgment and citation of the software and its owners. *
+ * The full citation is given below: *
+ * *
+ * A. Faraj, X. Yuan, and D. Lowenthal. "STAR-MPI: Self Tuned Adaptive *
+ * Routines for MPI Collective Operations." The 20th ACM International *
+ * Conference on Supercomputing (ICS), Queensland, Australia *
+ * June 28-July 1, 2006. *
+ ***************************************************************************
+
