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.

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+
+  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