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TRELLIS is an interactive environment that allows users to add their observations, opinions, and conclusions as they analyze information by making semantic annotations to documents and other on-line resources. This is in essence a knowledge acquisition problem, where the user is adding new knowledge to the system based on their expertise as they analyze information. For details, you can visit :

trellis.semanticweb.org

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TRELLIS Public License

Copyright (c) 2002 University of Southern California.  All Rights Reserved.

  1. The "SOFTWARE", below, refers to the TRELLIS software (in either source-code, or binary form) and a "work based on the SOFTWARE" means a work based on either the SOFTWARE, on part of the SOFTWARE, or on any derivative work of the SOFTWARE under copyright law: that is, a work containing all or a portion of the SOFTWARE either verbatim or with modifications.  Each licensee is addressed as "you" or "LICENSEE".

  2. The University of Southern California on behalf of its Information Sciences Institute having an address of 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1001, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 is the copyright holder in the SOFTWARE.  The copyright holder reserve all rights except those expressly granted to the LICENSEE herein and U.S. Government license rights.

  3. A copy or copies of the SOFTWARE may be given to others, if you meet the following conditions:
    1. Copies in source code must include the copyright notice and this license.
    2. Copies in binary form must include the copyright notice and this license in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the copy.

  4. All advertising materials, journal articles and documentation mentioning features derived from or use of the SOFTWARE must display the following acknowledgement:
    1. "This product includes software developed by and/or derived from the TRELLIS project (http://www.isi.edu/expect/projects/trellis/)."
    2. In the event that the product being advertised includes an intact TRELLIS distribution (with copyright and license included) then this clause is waived.

  5. You are encouraged to package modifications to the SOFTWARE separately, as patches to the SOFTWARE.

  6. If you modify a copy or copies of the SOFTWARE or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the SOFTWARE, and give a copy or copies of such work to others, either in source code or binary form, you must meet the following conditions:
    1. The SOFTWARE must carry prominent notices stating that you changed specified portions of the SOFTWARE.
    2. The SOFTWARE must display the following acknowledgement:

    "This product includes software developed by and/or derived from the TRELLIS Project (http://www.isi.edu/expect/projects/trellis/) to which the U.S. Government retains certain rights."

  7. LICENSEE AGREES THAT THE EXPORT OF GOODS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES MAY REQUIRE SOME FORM OF EXPORT CONTROL LICENSE FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THAT FAILURE TO OBTAIN SUCH EXPORT CONTROL LICENSE MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER U.S. LAW.

  8. Portions of the SOFTWARE resulted from work developed under a U.S. Government contract and are subject to the following license: the Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a paid-up, nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in this SOFTWARE to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and perform publicly and display publicly.

  9. The SOFTWARE was prepared, in part, as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government.  Neither the United States, nor the University of Southern California, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

  10. IN NO EVENT WILL THE UNITED STATES OR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM EXERCISE OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

  11. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE ARE DISCLAIMED.  THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SOFTWARE, MODIFICATIONS, ENHANCEMENTS OR DERIVATIVE WORKS THEREOF, WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADE SECRET OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT.

  12. LICENSEE AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ITS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS, HEIRS AND ASSIGNED (THE ‘INDEMNITEES”) AGAINST ALL LIABILITIES, DEMANDS, LOSSES, COST, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’ FEES) INCURRED BY OR IMPOSED UPON THE INDEMNITEES OR ANY ONE OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, DEMAND OR JUDGMENTS ARISING OUT OF ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING FROM LICENSEE’S USE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SOFTWARE.


I certify that I am not a national or a resident of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Serbia, Taliban-controlled portions of Afghanistan or any other country subject to U.S. trade sanctions, nor, to the best of my knowledge, have I been designated a Specially Designated National, Blocked Person, or otherwise been denied export-related privileges by the United States Government.

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To install the software, follow these steps:

  • Fill the form above.
  • Download the software. This will create a file called trellis-tar-gz.pl in one of your directories.
  • Rename this file to trellis.tar.gz. On Unix machines, you can do this with the command "mv trellis-tar.gz.pl trellis.tar.gz".
  • Unzip the file ("gunzip trellis.tar.gz").
  • Untar the file ("tar -xvf trellis.tar").
  • Follow the instructions in README, or read them first here