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Legal care for your software
The book will be of interest to engineers who write application software and wish to be aware of the sources of mathematic software.
Dr R. A. Adey Computational Mechanics Centre, Ashurst, Southampton, UK
This book will indicate to software writers when to seek that help. Acting on Mr Remer's advice, however, the reviewer disclaims are responsibility for any loss occasioned by you acting on his recommendation.
G. W. Cavalier Computation Mechanics, Ashurst, Southampton, UK
NEW BOOKS
Legal Care for your Software
Daniel Remer Gower Publishing Co. Ltd, 1984, 272 pp., £26.45, ISBN 0-5660251-83 This book sets out to explain software protection law in the USA for writers and publishers of computer software. Not only does it do so in a readable and sometimes amusing way it provides about 100 pages of appendices of suggested contracts, warranties and other legal paraphernalia which are easy to adapt to individual circumstances. Whilst concentrating on the law in the USA it has frequent references to the law in other countries. For example, chapter 13 deals with international law as related to copyright, contracts and trade secrets. Much of what is said about American law would be considered legally sensible in most industrial countries outside of the Soviet bloc. However, where it refers to Acts of Congress, users should check the equivalent legislation of the country in which they are dealing or working. Whilst recommending this book for every software writer's bookshelf, it must be pointed out that the book is not intended to replace lawyers. In many complicated situations a lawyer knowledgeable in software will be invaluable.
Edited by R.A. Adey
The Fifth Generation Challenge Edited by R. L. Muller and J. J. Pottmyerr North-Holland, 1984, 350 pp., ISBN 0-444-87661-8 This book is the result of a high-level discussion between scientists who met to discuss computer science developments in the USA, Japan and Europe and to consider the impact of current, emerging and projected technologies.
Computing Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering VI
Edited by R. Glowinski and J. L. Lions North-Holland, 87597-2
1984,
728
pp.,
$74.00,
ISBN 0-444-
This proceedings volume contains the results concerning computing methods, by leading experts in the field. The reader will find important contributions to the numerical simulation of flows for compressible and incompressible
TRAN 77, contour plotting finite element output, finite element analysis of frames plus other applications.
This is the second book entitled Software for Engineering and follows the highly successful first. The book contains a selection Each article in addition to a listing of the of articles first published in the international program contains a description of any relevant journal, Advances in Engineering Software, theory. which contains useful computer programs. ISBN 0 905451 30 9, April 1985, The computer programs are written in FORTRAN £20.00, softback ,ll0pp approx. or BASIC and special care has been taken to Orders to: ensure clear reproduction of the programs so CML PUBLICATIONS they can be successfully copied. Programs included are for the solution of sparse sets of equations, computing smoothing and interpolating splines, iterative solution of equations, seepage analysis using boundary elements, simulation of word addressable files in FOR-
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Dr R. A. Adey Computational Mechanics Centre, Ashurst, Southampton, UK
This book will indicate to software writers when to seek that help. Acting on Mr Remer's advice, however, the reviewer disclaims are responsibility for any loss occasioned by you acting on his recommendation.
G. W. Cavalier Computation Mechanics, Ashurst, Southampton, UK
NEW BOOKS
Legal Care for your Software
Daniel Remer Gower Publishing Co. Ltd, 1984, 272 pp., £26.45, ISBN 0-5660251-83 This book sets out to explain software protection law in the USA for writers and publishers of computer software. Not only does it do so in a readable and sometimes amusing way it provides about 100 pages of appendices of suggested contracts, warranties and other legal paraphernalia which are easy to adapt to individual circumstances. Whilst concentrating on the law in the USA it has frequent references to the law in other countries. For example, chapter 13 deals with international law as related to copyright, contracts and trade secrets. Much of what is said about American law would be considered legally sensible in most industrial countries outside of the Soviet bloc. However, where it refers to Acts of Congress, users should check the equivalent legislation of the country in which they are dealing or working. Whilst recommending this book for every software writer's bookshelf, it must be pointed out that the book is not intended to replace lawyers. In many complicated situations a lawyer knowledgeable in software will be invaluable.
Edited by R.A. Adey
The Fifth Generation Challenge Edited by R. L. Muller and J. J. Pottmyerr North-Holland, 1984, 350 pp., ISBN 0-444-87661-8 This book is the result of a high-level discussion between scientists who met to discuss computer science developments in the USA, Japan and Europe and to consider the impact of current, emerging and projected technologies.
Computing Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering VI
Edited by R. Glowinski and J. L. Lions North-Holland, 87597-2
1984,
728
pp.,
$74.00,
ISBN 0-444-
This proceedings volume contains the results concerning computing methods, by leading experts in the field. The reader will find important contributions to the numerical simulation of flows for compressible and incompressible
TRAN 77, contour plotting finite element output, finite element analysis of frames plus other applications.
This is the second book entitled Software for Engineering and follows the highly successful first. The book contains a selection Each article in addition to a listing of the of articles first published in the international program contains a description of any relevant journal, Advances in Engineering Software, theory. which contains useful computer programs. ISBN 0 905451 30 9, April 1985, The computer programs are written in FORTRAN £20.00, softback ,ll0pp approx. or BASIC and special care has been taken to Orders to: ensure clear reproduction of the programs so CML PUBLICATIONS they can be successfully copied. Programs included are for the solution of sparse sets of equations, computing smoothing and interpolating splines, iterative solution of equations, seepage analysis using boundary elements, simulation of word addressable files in FOR-
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