The reference BLAS is a freely-available software package. It is&#xA;available from netlib via anonymous ftp and the World Wide Web. Thus,&#xA;it can be included in commercial software packages (and has been). We&#xA;only ask that proper credit be given to the authors.&#xA;&#xA;Like all software, it is copyrighted. It is not trademarked, but we do&#xA;ask the following:&#xA;&#xA;If you modify the source for these routines we ask that you change the&#xA;name of the routine and comment the changes made to the original.&#xA;&#xA;We will gladly answer any questions regarding the software. If a&#xA;modification is done, however, it is the responsibility of the person&#xA;who modified the routine to provide support&#xA;