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| author | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2003-03-16 02:58:01 -0500 |
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| committer | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2003-03-16 02:58:01 -0500 |
| commit | 63182203a757e6b9f5700ea57d9f6e5973251666 (patch) | |
| tree | 36fb192bbe6776c8b19bfc8a6ea4ffe8eb7f8ded /COPYING | |
| parent | 138b8124dc8b6931cd3e950b25f160e461e19b45 (diff) | |
| download | e2fsprogs-63182203a757e6b9f5700ea57d9f6e5973251666.tar.gz | |
Update and clarify copyright statement.
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@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@ -This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are protected by the GNU -Public License, with the following exception --- - - If the version string in the file version.h contains the - string "pre-", or "WIP" then this package must be distributed - in source form only. You can give a copy of the binary for - e2fsck to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as the - need arises. However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this - release is under development, and available for ALPHA testing. - So for your protection as much as mine, I'd rather not have it - appear in a some distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM - distribution! +This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under +the GNU Public License. + +However, I request that if the version string in the file version.h +contains the string "pre-", or "WIP" that this version of e2fsprogs be +distributed in source form only. Please feel free to give a copy of +the e2fsck binary to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as +the need arises. However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this release +is under development, and available for ALPHA testing. So for your +protection as much as mine, I'd prefer that it not appear in a some +distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM distribution! The most recent officially distributed version can be found at http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. If you need to make a distribution, that's the one you should use. If there is some reason why you'd like a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing for your -distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we can see if we -can't come to an arrangement. The release schedules for this package -are flexible, if you give me enough lead time. +distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we will very +likely be able to work out something that will work for all concerned. +The release schedules for this package are flexible, if you give me +enough lead time. Theodore Ts'o - 26-Jul-2000 + 15-Mar-2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |