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+Copyright © Microsoft Corp.
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+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+
+      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of the Microsoft Corp nor the
+
+      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+
+      derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+ 
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL <COPYRIGHT HOLDER> BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+
+DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 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 OF THIS
+
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+ 
+
+Based on or incorporating material from the following project(s):
+
+Vowpal Wabbit project, available at http://hunch.net/~vw/,
+
+Copyright © 2012, Yahoo! Inc.
+
+Copyright © 2012, John Langford
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+All rights reserved.
+
+ 
+
+Modified BSD License.
+
+Redistribution and use of this software in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ 
+
+* Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+
+  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
+
+  following disclaimer.
+
+ 
+
+* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+
+  copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
+
+  following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+
+  materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ 
+
+* Neither the name of Yahoo! Inc. nor the names of its
+
+  contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+
+  derived from this software without specific prior
+
+  written permission of Yahoo! Inc.
+
+ 
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+
+OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+
+EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+
+TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
+
+BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 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 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.