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author | Ralph Giles <ralph.giles@artifex.com> | 2007-08-17 17:48:18 +0000 |
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committer | Ralph Giles <ralph.giles@artifex.com> | 2007-08-17 17:48:18 +0000 |
commit | 63ea9c71c4b07180a56ae8493706c63bdb387fc2 (patch) | |
tree | 6827762a6715439eabd5c2de410cd2e6947d3723 /LICENSE | |
parent | 36577ddc628155334aebe5e8ac45ecbe1bc1b761 (diff) | |
download | ghostpdl-63ea9c71c4b07180a56ae8493706c63bdb387fc2.tar.gz |
Add a more explicit license statement. This is the same as the LICENSE
from GPL Ghostscript, reworded to apply to the whole GhostPCL/XPS/PDL
release.
git-svn-id: http://svn.ghostscript.com/ghostpcl/trunk/ghostpcl@2893 06663e23-700e-0410-b217-a244a6096597
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diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9f60e369e --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ + + The files in the common, doc, main, pcl, pl, psi, pxl, tools + and xps directories (folders) and any subdirectories (sub-folders) + thereof are part of GhostPCL and GhostXPS. + + The files in the gs directory (folder) and the subdirectories + (sub-folders) thereof are part of GPL Ghostscript, with the + exception of the Resource subdirectory of the gs directory. + + The files in the Resource subdirectory and any subdirectories thereof + are also part of GPL Ghostscript, with the explicit exception of + the files in the CMap subdirectory. The CMap files are copyright + Adobe Systems Incorporated and covered by a separate license + which permits only verbatim distribution. + + GhostPCL, GhostXPS, and GPL Ghostscript are free software; you can + redistribute and/or modify them under the terms of version 2 of the + GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. + + GhostPCL, GhostXPS, and GPL Ghostscript are distributed in the hope + that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the + implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + See the GNU General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program so you can know your rights and responsibilities. + It should be in a file named COPYING. If not, write to the + Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place Suite 330, Boston, MA + 02111-1307, USA. + + --- + + This software (GhostPCL, GhostXPS and GPL Ghostscript) contains + an implementation of techniques covered by US Patents 5,055,942 + and 5,917,614, and corresponding international patents. These + patents are licensed for use with this software under the following + grant: + + Whereas, Raph Levien (hereinafter "Inventor") has obtained patent + protection for related technology (hereinafter "Patented + Technology"), Inventor wishes to aid the the GNU Free Software + project in achieving its goals, and Inventor also wishes to + increase public awareness of Patented Technology, Inventor hereby + grants a fully paid up, nonexclusive, royalty free license to + practice the patents listed below ("the Patents") if and only if + practiced in conjunction with software distributed under the + terms of any version of the GNU General Public License as + published by the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite + 330, Boston, MA 02111. Inventor reserves all other rights, + including without limitation, licensing for software not + distributed under the GNU General Public License. + + 5055942 Photographic image reproduction device using digital + halftoning to screen images allowing adjustable coarseness + + 5917614 Method and apparatus for error diffusion screening of + images with improved smoothness in highlight and shadow + regions |