Acknowledgements

First of all I have to thank my wife and my children. Of course, they were
affected most by the MetaTexis project. In fact, when I launched the
project in the summer of 2000, I did not anticipate how much effort and
time is needed to program a decent CAT tool. Too often, I was so
completely absorbed by the programming problems that I neglected my
family. (Every programmer knows that your mood does not necessarily
improve when you cannot solve a problem immediately...) Therefore, I
dedicate MetaTexis to Ina, Jule and Gedeon.
As regards the program MetaTexis itself, i.e. its functionality and its
design, I would like to express my gratitude to all users and beta testers
who have sent me their comments, suggestions, bug reports, and critique.
Especially, I would like to thank Jorge Gorín from Buenos Aires and
Arkady Vysotzky from Kiev. For several months during the beta phase of
the first version they sent me many detailed reports and valuable remarks.
Of course, there were many more who have helped me to improve
MetaTexis. Let me name just a few of them: Pawel Wawrzyszko, Igor
Kreknin, Farlan Williams, Stefan Rackow, Steve Hodgett, William
Bergmann, William Thompson, and Martin Macura. (My apology and
gratitude also goes to all other users who should have named here, but
have escaped my attention.)
Let me also express my gratitude to Henry Dotterer from ProZ.com.
Through his kind invitation to the ProZ.com conference in Porto Santo
Stefano (Italy), where I had the opportunity to present MetaTexis in public
for the first time, he provided me with a good deal of the energy needed to
finish the first version of MetaTexis.
It is not possible to measure the direct influence of all these users on
MetaTexis, but you can be sure that without their contributions MetaTexis
would look different now. It is clear that they have had their share in
improving MetaTexis.
I am especially indebted to several translators who were kind enough to
improve the English of the program, the manual, and the website:
Jackie Armijos from California has improved the content and style of
the first version of the English manual.
Berni Armstrong from Barcelona improved the style of the first
version of the English MetaTexis homepage.
My deepest gratitude goes to the translators who have translated the
manual or the program or the MetaTexis homepage in various other
languages. They have spent an enormous amount of time and effort (I did
not dare ask them how many hours they have actually spent), and they all
did a great job:
Alexandre Cláudio De Sena Viegas made the Portuguese version of
the program, the manual, and the website.
Günther Haltermann and his team from www.abtraducciones.com
produced the Spanish version of the manual.
Pawel Wawrzyszko from Krakow made the Polish version of the
manual, the program and the website.
Aleksandr Vasiljev produced the Russian version of the manual.
Xianfeng Qu from China made the Chinese version of the program.
Antonio Lucidi from Varese translated the manual into Italian.
Fabrizio Giuffrida from Italy produced the Italian version of the
homepage.
Ladislav Filo made the Slovakian version of the program and of the
website.
Ludek Vasta made the Czech version of the program and of the
website.
Pierre Rutschmann from Switzerland made the French version of the
homepage. He has furthermore updated the French language file,
and, most importantly, he has translated the MetaTexis manual.
Jean-E. St-Laurent from Montreal produced the French version of
the program.
Aitor Medrano and Marta Rodríguez from Barcelona made the
Spanish version of the program. And, Aitor Medrano produced
the Spanish version of the MetaTexis website.
Valery Starenchenko from Russia translated the program into
Russian.
Arkady Vysotzki from Kiev made the Russian version of the
MetaTexis website.
Ines Sulj from Zagreb made the Croatian version of the MetaTexis
website.

Hermann Bruns
Warranty Disclaimers and
Liability Limitations

The MetaTexis software, and all accompanying files, data and materials,
are distributed "AS IS" and with no warranties of any kind, whether
express or implied. Good data processing procedure dictates that any
program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.
The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.
Any liability of MetaTexis Software and Services will be limited
exclusively to refund of the purchase price, if any. In addition, in no event
shall MetaTexis Software and Services, or its principals, shareholders,
officers, employees, affiliates, contractors, subsidiaries, or parent
organizations, be liable for any incidental, consequential, or punitive
damages whatsoever relating to the use of MetaTexis, or to your
relationship with MetaTexis Software and Services.
In addition, in no event does MetaTexis Software and Services authorize
you to use MetaTexis in applications or systems where MetaTexis' failure
to perform can reasonably be expected to result in a significant physical
injury, or in loss of life. Any such use by you is entirely at your own risk,
and you agree to hold MetaTexis Software and Services harmless from
any claims or losses relating to such unauthorized use.