(?:`)?(?:multics`license)?(?:`)?(?:`)?(?:historical`background`this`edition`of`the`multics`software`materials`and`documentation`is`provided`and`donated`to`massachusetts`institute`of`technology`by`group`bull`including`bull`hn`information`systems`inc\.`as`a`contribution`to`computer`science`knowledge\.`this`donation`is`made`also`to`give`evidence`of`the`common`contributions`of`massachusetts`institute`of`technology,`bell`laboratories,`general`electric,`honeywell`information`systems`inc\.,`honeywell`bull`inc\.,`groupe`bull`and`bull`hn`information`systems`inc\.`to`the`development`of`this`operating`system\.`multics`development`was`initiated`by`massachusetts`institute`of`technology`project`mac`\(1963\-1970\),`renamed`the`mit`laboratory`for`computer`science`and`artificial`intelligence`in`the`mid`1970s,`under`the`leadership`of`professor`fernando`jose`corbato\.`users`consider`that`multics`provided`the`best`software`architecture`for`managing`computer`hardware`properly`and`for`executing`programs\.`many`subsequent`operating`systems`incorporated`multics`principles\.`multics`was`distributed`in`1975`to`2000`by`group`bull`in`europe,`and`in`the`u\.`s\.`by`bull`hn`information`systems`inc\.,`as`successor`in`interest`by`change`in`name`only`to`honeywell`bull`inc\.`and`honeywell`information`systems`inc\.)?(?:`)?(?:`)?(?:\.)?(?:`)?(?:`)?(?:\-*)(?:`)?permission`to`use,`copy,`modify,`and`distribute`these`programs`and`their`documentation`for`any`purpose`and`without`fee`is`hereby`granted,`provided`that`the`below`copyright`notice`and`historical`background`appear`in`all`copies`and`that`both`the`copyright`notice`and`historical`background`and`this`permission`notice`appear`in`supporting`documentation,`and`that`the`names`of`mit,`his,`bull`or`bull`hn`not`be`used`in`advertising`or`publicity`pertaining`to`distribution`of`the`programs`without`specific`prior`written`permission\.(?:`)?(?:.{,5000})(?:`)?