Fix e2fsck so that it will clean up filesystesm that have the

[tools/e2fsprogs.git] / COPYING

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index ce17efd..d4aee63 100644 (file)
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
-This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are protected by the GNU
-Public License, with the following exception --- 
-
-       If the version string in the file version.h contains the
-       string "pre-", or "WIP" then this package must be distributed
-       in source form only.  You can give a copy of the binary for
-       e2fsck to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as the
-       need arises.  However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this
-       release is under development, and available for ALPHA testing.
-       So for your protection as much as mine, I'd rather not have it
-       appear in a some distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM
-       distribution!
+This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under
+the GNU Public License, with the exception of the lib/uuid directory
+which is made available under a BSD-style license.  Please see
+lib/uuid/COPYING for more details for the license for the files
+comprising the libuuid library.
+
+However, I request that if the version string in the file version.h
+contains the string "pre-", or "WIP" that this version of e2fsprogs be
+distributed in source form only.  Please feel free to give a copy of
+the e2fsck binary to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as
+the need arises.  However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this release
+is under development, and available for ALPHA testing.  So for your
+protection as much as mine, I'd prefer that it not appear in a some
+distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM distribution!
 
 The most recent officially distributed version can be found at
 http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.  If you need to make a distribution,
 that's the one you should use.  If there is some reason why you'd like
 a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing for your
-distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we can see if we
-can't come to an arrangement.  The release schedules for this package
-are flexible, if you give me enough lead time.
+distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we will very
+likely be able to work out something that will work for all concerned.
+The release schedules for this package are flexible, if you give me
+enough lead time.
 
 
                                        Theodore Ts'o
-                                       26-Jul-2000
+                                       15-Mar-2003
 
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