This is the Slackware COPYRIGHT file. This file provides documentation about many of the licenses used by components included in Slackware, as well as some acknowledgements (some required, some freely given). This is not meant to be a list of all copyrights and contributors. For complete information about all copyrights and licenses, refer to the package documentation installed under /usr/doc/ and to the included source code. ---------------- The Linux(R) kernel is licensed under the GPL version 2, which can be found in the file COPYING. Linus offers his interpretation of how the GPL applies to the kernel at the top of the COPYING file found in the kernel sources. Here's the quote: "NOTE! This copyright does *not* cover user programs that use kernel services by normal system calls - this is merely considered normal use of the kernel, and does *not* fall under the heading of "derived work". Also note that the GPL below is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Linux kernel) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it. Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as the kernel is concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (ie v2, not v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. Linus Torvalds" Linux is a Registered Trademark of Linus Torvalds. (see COPYING in /usr/src/linux) ---------------- Many other software packages included in Slackware are licensed under the GNU General Public License v2, which is included in the file COPYING. ---------------- Some software packages included in Slackware are licensed under the GNU General Public License v3, which is included in the file COPYING3. ---------------- This product includes software developed by The XFree86 Project, Inc (http://www.xfree86.org/) and its contributors. ---------------- This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors: Copyright (c) 1980,1983,1985,1986,1988,1990,1991 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgment: This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 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This product includes software written by Tim * Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com). * */ Original SSLeay License ----------------------- /* Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com) * All rights reserved. * * This package is an SSL implementation written * by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). * The implementation was written so as to conform with Netscapes SSL. * * This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as * the following conditions are aheared to. The following conditions * apply to all code found in this distribution, be it the RC4, RSA, * lhash, DES, etc., code; not just the SSL code. 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Info-ZIP's software (Zip, UnZip and related utilities) is free and can be obtained as source code or executables from various sites, including http://www.info-zip.org. This software is provided free - there are no extra or hidden charges resulting from the use of this compression code. Thanks Info-ZIP! :^) Zip/Unzip source can also be found in the source/a/infozip directory. ---------------- The Slackware Installation scripts are: Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Patrick Volkerding, Moorhead, Minnesota, USA. Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Slackware Linux, Inc. Concord, CA, USA. Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, MN, USA. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use of this software, with or without modification, is permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of this software must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 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In order to be called "Slackware", the distribution may not be altered from the way it appears on the central FTP site (ftp.slackware.com). This is to protect the integrity, reliability, and reputation of the Slackware distribution. (Note that moving entire directories like "source" or "contrib" to a second CD-ROM is allowable, but leaving them out and distributing a single source-free disc is *not*, as indicated below) Anyone wishing to distribute an altered version must have the changes approved by volkerdi@slackware.com (i.e. certified to be reasonably bug-free). If the changed distribution meets the required standards for quality, then written permission to use the Slackware trademark may be provided. 2. All related source code must be included. (This is also required by the GNU General Public License, and other licenses) 3. Except by written permission from Slackware Linux, Inc., the Slackware trademark may not be used as (or as part of) a product name, company name, or registered domain name. 4. Any approved use of "Slackware" must be followed by a circle-R, and must acknowledge our ownership of the mark. Note that you can still redistribute a distribution that doesn't meet these criteria, you just can't call it "Slackware". Personally, I hate restricting things in any way, but these restrictions are not designed to make life difficult for anyone. I just want to make sure that bugs are not added to commercial redistributions of Slackware. They have been in the past, and the resulting requests for help have flooded my mailbox! I'm just trying to make sure that I have some recourse when something like that happens. Any questions about this policy should be directed to: Patrick Volkerding ---------------- This product includes software that is based in part of the work of the FreeType Team ( http://www.freetype.org ). ---------------- This product includes software developed by Christopher G. Demetriou. ---------------- This product includes software developed by the NetBSD Foundation, Inc. and its contributors. ---------------- This product includes software developed by X-Oz Tehnologies ( http://www.x-oz.com/ ). ---------------- $File: LEGAL.NOTICE,v 1.15 2006/05/03 18:48:33 christos Exp $ Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others; maintained 1994- Christos Zoulas. This software is not subject to any export provision of the United States Department of Commerce, and may be exported to any country or planet. 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