SPEC Solicits Benchmark Applications

[Robert E. Novak]

SPEC is actively soliciting for source code that will be included in future
SPEC benchmark releases.  The attached memo is the form that must be
completed BEFORE a benchmark is submitted.  SPEC cannot consider a
benchmark unless we can have a clear permission to use and distribute from
the author/owner of the benchmark.  We are particularly interested in
applications as opposed to synthetic benchmarks.  In a separate posting I
will publish the SPEC guidelines for good application programs.


                                              SPEC



       subject: Permission to Use and         date: January 17, 1990
                Distribute Computer
                Program                       from: SPEC Steering Committee



       1.  Name_and_Description_of_Program








       2.  Name_and_Address_of_Program_SUBMITTER








       3.  Permission_to_Use_and_Distribute

         1.  License.  SUBMITTER grants SPEC the non-revokable,
             non-exclusive/exclusive (strike one) right to copy,
             modify and distribute the PROGRAM to third parties
             insofar as SUBMITTER has proprietary rights in the
             PROGRAM.

         2.  Fee.  SUBMITTER waives any fee for the license of
             paragraph 1, both from SPEC and from end users to whom
             SPEC may license PROGRAM.

         3.  Restrictions.  The following restrictions are imposed
             by SUBMITTER on SPEC with regard to the license of
             paragraph 1 (write None if none apply; use separate
             continuation sheet, if needed):






         4.  Representation.  SUBMITTER represents that the PROGRAM
             submitted to SPEC is the best available version of the
             PROGRAM and that the PROGRAM is either in the public
             domain or owned by SUBMITTER and that SUBMITTER is not
             aware of any actual or threatened infringement claim











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             relating to the PROGRAM.

       SUBMITTER


       By _____________________________


       Name ___________________________


       Address ________________________


       ________________________________


       Telephone ______________________



       SPEC


       By _____________________________


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Robert E. Novak                                     MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.
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Robert E. Novak                                     MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.
{ames,decwrl,pyramid}!mips!rnovak      928 E. Arques Ave.  Sunnyvale, CA  94086
rnovak at mips.COM       (rnovak%mips.COM at ames.arc.nasa.gov)       +1 408 991-0402