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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2003-08-09 Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org> + + * LICENSE: Update with current exception statement. + 2003-08-08 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> * java/lang/System.java: Typo fix. @@ -1,24 +1,27 @@ The software in this package is distributed under the GNU General Public -License (with "Library Exception" described below). +License (with a special exception described below). A copy of GNU General Public License (GPL) is included in this distribution, in the file COPYING. If you do not have the source code, it is available at: http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/ -In addition, the files distributed under GPL include the following -special exception. - - As a special exception, if you link this library with - other files to produce an executable, this library does - not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered - by the GNU General Public License. This exception does - not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable - file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. - -As such, this software can be used to run Free as well as proprietary -applications and applets: static linking is permitted, so this can -even be used in embedded configurations. +Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is +making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and +conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole +combination. + +As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you +permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an +executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent +modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under +terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked +independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that +module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from +or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend +this exception to your version of the library, but you are not +obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this +exception statement from your version. External libraries included with GNU Classpath may be distributed under different licensing terms. Refer to the documentation for each package |