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NeXTeNS: Open Source Text-to-Speech for Dutch

Here you can download a beta version of the Nextens software.

Please notice that this is a first beta release. Although the system is fairly stable, it is likely to contain bugs, and some issues have not been addressed yet. For the time being, bugs, comments, or questions may be send to Erwin Marsi. As the license states: this software is provided "as is". This means that, although we will try our best, we can not guarantee an adequate and in time respons.

Step 1: Registration

Some of the software included in the Nextens software distribution, in particular Timbl and Mbt, has a license that requires the user to register. In addition, we like to have some idea of where and by whom the Nextens system is used. However, we will not bother you with spam mail, we will not provide your personal data to any third party, and in general will not use it for any other purpose than for our own information.

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Step 2: Read the Timbl software license

Below is the license for the Timbl software, which is included in the Nextens software distribution. By downloading the Nextens system, you agree to this license (as far as Timbl is concerned). Notice that according to point 4, you are not allowed to redistribute Timbl. This implies that you cannot redistribute the Nextens system as long as it contains Timbl.

TIMBL SOFTWARE LICENSE Downloading and using the TiMBL software implies that you accept the following license terms: Tilburg University and University of Antwerp (henceforth ``Licensers'') grant you, the registered user (henceforth ``User'') the non-exclusive license to download a single copy of the TiMBL program code and related documentation (henceforth jointly referred to as ``Software'') and to use the copy of the code and documentation solely in accordance with the following terms and conditions: The license is only valid when you register as a user. If you have obtained a copy without registration, you must immediately register by sending an e-mail to Timbl@uvt.nl. User may only use the Software for educational or non-commercial research purposes. Users may make and use copies of the Software internally for their own use. Without executing an applicable commercial license with Licensers, no part of the code may be sold, offered for sale, or made accessible on a computer network external to your own or your organization's in any format; nor may commercial services utilizing the code be sold or offered for sale. No other licenses are granted or implied. Licensers have no obligation to support the Software it is providing under this license. To the extent permitted under the applicable law, Licensers are licensing the Software "AS IS", with no express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or warranties against infringement of any proprietary rights of a third party and will not be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or special damages or for any claim by any third party. Under this license, the copyright for the Software remains the joint property of the ILK Research Group at Tilburg University, and the CNTS Research Group at the University of Antwerp. Except as specifically authorized by the above licensing agreement, User may not use, copy or transfer this code, in any form, in whole or in part. Licensers may at any time assign or transfer all or part of their interests in any rights to the Software, and to this license, to an affiliated or unaffiliated company or person. Licensers shall have the right to terminate this license at any time by written notice. User shall be liable for any infringement or damages resulting from User's failure to abide by the terms of this License. In publication of research that makes use of the Software, a citation should be given of: ``Walter Daelemans, Jakub Zavrel, Ko van der Sloot, and Antal van den Bosch (2002). TiMBL: Tilburg Memory Based Learner, version 4.3, Reference Guide. ILK Technical Report 02-10, Available from http://ilk.uvt.nl/downloads/pub/papers/ilk.0210.ps'' For information about commercial licenses for the Software, contact Timbl@uvt.nl, or send your request in writing to Prof.dr. Walter Daelemans CNTS / Center for Computational Language and Speech Processing GER - University of Antwerp Universiteitsplein 1 B-2610 Wilrijk (Antwerp) Belgium

Step 3: Read the Mbt software license

Below is the license for the Mbt software, which is included in the Nextens software distribution. By downloading the Nextens system, you agree to this license (as far as Mbt is concerned). Notice that according to point 4, you are not allowed to redistribute Mbt. This implies that you cannot redistribute the Nextens system as long as it contains Mbt.

MBT SOFTWARE LICENSE Downloading and using the MBT software implies that you accept the following license terms: Tilburg University and University of Antwerp (henceforth ``Licensers'') grant you, the registered user (henceforth ``User'') the non-exclusive license to download a single copy of the MBT program code and related documentation (henceforth jointly referred to as ``Software'') and to use the copy of the code and documentation solely in accordance with the following terms and conditions: The license is only valid when you register as a user. If you have obtained a copy without registration, you must immediately register by sending an e-mail to mbt@uvt.nl. User may only use the Software for educational or non-commercial research purposes. Users may make and use copies of the Software internally for their own use. Without executing an applicable commercial license with Licensers, no part of the code may be sold, offered for sale, or made accessible on a computer network external to your own or your organization's in any format; nor may commercial services utilizing the code be sold or offered for sale. No other licenses are granted or implied. Licensers have no obligation to support the Software it is providing under this license. To the extent permitted under the applicable law, Licensers are licensing the Software "AS IS", with no express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or warranties against infringement of any proprietary rights of a third party and will not be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or special damages or for any claim by any third party. Under this license, the copyright for the Software remains the joint property of the ILK Research Group at Tilburg University, and the CNTS Research Group at the University of Antwerp. Except as specifically authorized by the above licensing agreement, User may not use, copy or transfer this code, in any form, in whole or in part. Licensers may at any time assign or transfer all or part of their interests in any rights to the Software, and to this license, to an affiliated or unaffiliated company or person. Licensers shall have the right to terminate this license at any time by written notice. User shall be liable for any infringement or damages resulting from User's failure to abide by the terms of this License. In publication of research that makes use of the Software, a citation should be given of: ``Walter Daelemans, Jakub Zavrel, Ko van der Sloot, and Antal van den Bosch (2002). MBT: Memory Based Tagger, version 1.0, Reference Guide. ILK Technical Report 02-09, Available from http://ilk.uvt.nl/downloads/pub/papers/ilk.0209.ps'' For information about commercial licenses for the Software, contact mbt@uvt.nl, or send your request in writing to Prof.dr. Walter Daelemans CNTS / Center for Computational Language and Speech Processing GER - University of Antwerp Universiteitsplein 1 B-2610 Wilrijk (Antwerp) Belgium

Step 4: Take notice of the other licenses

Apart from Timbl and Mbt, the Nextens software distribution contains several other programs with their own restrictions on the use and distribution of the software. Their license terms can be found in the Nextens distribution that you are about to download at the following locations:

For the Festival Speech Synthesis System, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/COPYING.
For the Mbrola speech synthesizer, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/lib/etc/MBROLA.LICENSE.
For the NL3 diphone database, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/lib/etc/NL3.LICENSE.
For the Amazon parser, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/lib/etc/AMAZON.LICENSE.
For the Timbl classifier, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/src/modules/NextensTimbl/Timbl4/License.terms.
For the Mbt POS tagger, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/src/modules/NextensMbt/Mbt4/License.terms.
For the Cygwin Unix environment for Windows, the licensing terms are defined in the file festival/lib/etc/CYGWIN.LICENSE. Note: this concerns only the Nextens distributions for Cygwin + MS Windows.

Default: all other sofware in the Nextens software distribution is subject to the license described in the festival/NEXTENS.LICENSE.

Step 5: Agree and proceed to download section

By clicking on the button below, you agree to the Timbl and Mbt licences shown above, and you acknowledge that you are aware of the licenses for the other parts of the Nextens sofware distribution.