From af413c6d504ed757b081736d96c6cf87617c283b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yaworsky Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:03:55 +0000 Subject: Fixed legal issues. --- COPYING | 26 +++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'COPYING') diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index fe55f46..7344a21 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT COPYRIGHTED - -This software and its source code is offered for use in the public domain. -You may use, modify or distribute it freely. +The source code of the daemon and the client library IS NOT COPYRIGHTED +and is offered for use in the public domain. You may use, modify or +distribute it freely. This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. This includes but is not limited to warranties of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. - -However, the following sources - -client/logger.c taken from util-linux-2.12 - ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux -include/syslog.h taken from slackware http://www.slackware.org -test/test.c derivative of client/logger.c - -contain this copyright notice: +However, the project includes syslog header file, logger utility +and the test based on it. This stuff is distributed under the BSD license: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright (c) 1983, 1993 @@ -51,12 +43,8 @@ OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -The following libraries are distributed in binary form under the terms of -GNU Library General Public License: - -Glib http://www.gtk.org -libiconv http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv -libintl http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext +The daemon uses Glib, libiconv and libintl libraries and the binary +distribution includes it under LGPL license: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU LIBRARY GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE -- cgit v1.2.3