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+LICENSING
+=========
+
+Since GnuTLS version 3.1.10, the core library is released under
+the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1 or later
+(see COPYING.LESSER for the license terms).
+
+The GNU LGPL applies to the main GnuTLS library, while the
+included applications as well as gnutls-openssl 
+library are under the GNU GPL version 3.  The gnutls library is 
+located in the lib/ and libdane/ directories, while the applications
+in src/ and, the gnutls-openssl library is at extra/.
+
+
+Note, however, that the nettle and the gmp libraries which are
+GnuTLS dependencies, they are distributed under a LGPLv3+ or GPLv2+ dual
+license. As such binaries linking to them need to adhere to either LGPLv3+
+or the GPLv2+ license.
+
+For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package
+note that the range specifies every single year in that closed interval.
+