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authorjmayer <jmayer@f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7>2007-11-06 22:01:20 +0000
committerjmayer <jmayer@f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7>2007-11-06 22:01:20 +0000
commit1e9bdb0ea2242c10fa47202d16c8f4382fd43c3a (patch)
tree35214d9057ca1815cd95d03fd45c51f8d01d2c9f /COPYING
parent82558530fceccda48574ff2184576583a4d4e0e6 (diff)
Add two sentences clarifying the license statement on pidl:
As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a "GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE. Note that only the tool itself is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The pidl authors do not consider that code a derived work of pidl. git-svn-id: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk@23387 f5534014-38df-0310-8fa8-9805f1628bb7
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@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Most parts of Wireshark are covered by a "GPL version 2 or later" LICENSE.
Some files are covered by different licenses that are compatible with
the GPLv2.
As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
-"GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE.
+"GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE. Note that only the tool itself
+is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
+pidl authors do not consider that code a derived work of pidl.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public