diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index b37f78d2..dd1227b0 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,33 +1,25 @@ This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under -the GNU Public License version 2, with the exception of the lib/uuid -directory which is made available under a BSD-style license and the -lib/et and lib/ss libraries which are made available under an -MIT-style license. Please see lib/uuid/COPYING for more details for -the license for the files comprising the libuuid library, and the -source file headers of the libet and libss libraries for more -information. - -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 GNU Public License version 2, with the exception of the lib/ext2fs +and lib/e2p libraries, which are made available under the GNU Library +General Public License Version 2, the lib/uuid library which is made +available under a BSD-style license and the lib/et and lib/ss +libraries which are made available under an MIT-style license. Please +see lib/uuid/COPYING for more details for the license for the files +comprising the libuuid library, and the source file headers of the +libet and libss libraries for more information. 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 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. +a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing (i.e., either +using the "WIP" test distributions or one from the hg or git +repository from the development branch, please contact me +(tytso@mit.edu) before you ship. The release schedules for this +package are flexible, if you give me enough lead time. Theodore Ts'o - 15-Mar-2003 + 23-June-2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index d5455494..7913efa3 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-06-23 Theodore Tso + + * COPYING: Clarify copyright licenses used by the various + libraries in e2fsprogs. + 2007-05-22 Theodore Tso * Makefile.in (rpm): Add production rule for e2fsprogs.spec, in