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"Customer may not replace any NVIDIA software components in the Software that are governed by the Agreement with other software that implements NVIDIA application programming interfaces (APIs).Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA Software License Agreement
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The clause states: “Customer may not replace any NVIDIA software components in the Software that are governed by the Agreement with other software that implements NVIDIA application programming interfaces (APIs).”
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