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diff --git a/archivers/bzip/files/COPYRIGHT b/archivers/bzip/files/COPYRIGHT new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5f20d917c09 --- /dev/null +++ b/archivers/bzip/files/COPYRIGHT @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +COPYRIGHT +========= + +BZIP is distributed under the GNU General Public License version +2; for details, see the file LICENSE. Pointers to the algorithms +used are in ALGORITHMS. + +COMMERCIAL USE +============== + +This program may or may not infringe certain US patents pertaining +to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting transformation itself. +Opinions differ as to the precise legal status of some of the +algorithms used. Nevertheless, you should be aware that commercial +use of this program could render you liable to unfriendly legal +action. + + Julian Seward <sewardj@cs.man.ac.uk> + Manchester, UK + 18 July 1996 (version 0.15) + 25 August 1996 (version 0.21) |