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@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ operating system. This is the case for Windows XP, which is supported by Wireshark 1.10 and earlier. In other cases the standard package for Wireshark might simply be old. This is the case for Solaris and HP-UX. -Both Perl and Python 3 are needed, the former for building the man -pages. +Python 3 is needed to build Wireshark. AsciiDoctor is required to build +the documentation, including the man pages. Perl and flex are required +to generate some of the source code. -You must therefore install Perl, Python, GNU "make", and "flex" (vanilla -"lex" won't work) on systems that lack them. +You must therefore install Python 3, AsciiDoctor, and GNU "flex" (vanilla +"lex" won't work) on systems that lack them. You might need to install +Perl as well. Full installation instructions can be found in the INSTALL file and in the Developer's Guide at https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ @@ -208,6 +210,37 @@ some platforms (e.g., BSD systems). If you got a core dump with TShark rather than Wireshark, use "tshark" as the first argument to the debugger; the core dump may be named "tshark.core". +License +------- + +Wireshark is distributed under the GNU GPLv2. See the file COPYING for +the full text of the license. When in doubt the full text is the legally +binding part. These notes are just to make it easier for people that are not +familiar with the GPLv2. + +There are no restrictions on its use. There are restrictions on its distribution +in source or binary form. + +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, some utilities distributed with the Wireshark source are +covered by other licenses that are not themselves directly compatible with the +GPLv2. This is OK, as only the tools themselves are licensed this way, the +output of the tools is not considered a derived work, and so can be safely +licensed for Wireshark's use. An incomplete selection of these tools includes: + - the pidl utility (tools/pidl) is licensed under the GPLv3+. + +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 +License or any other license. + +If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application and you +opt to publish or release it then the combined work must be released under +the terms of the GPLv2. + + Disclaimer ---------- |