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* Documentation:
view the doc/ directory and the examples in the src/ directory.
+
+LICENSE ISSUES:
+
+COPYING.LIB (GNU Lesser GPL) applies to the whole gnutls library
+except for the SRP and OPENPGP parts, which are under the GPL.
+
+In order to create a library under the LGPL run the configure script with
+the following parameters:
+ --disable-srp-authentication
+ --disable-openpgp-authentication
+
+or the library will be under the GPL. In both cases the libraries are
+binary compatible. In the LGPL case the functions are replaced with
+stubs that always fail.
+
+
BUGS:
Currently gnuTLS needs a lot of testing. By notifying the developers