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diff --git a/msdos/README b/msdos/README index 1cc424735fd..07be34a5e26 100644 --- a/msdos/README +++ b/msdos/README @@ -24,129 +24,6 @@ reproduced here: # # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - -NOTE ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE FILES IS_EXEC.C, SIGACTION.C - -As distributed with GNU Emacs, the files is_exec.c and sigaction.c are -Copyright (C) 1995 DJ Delorie, and are licensed under the terms of the -GNU General Public License version 3 (see COPYING), or (at your -option) any later version. - -Here we record the details of the legal history of these files. - -The files is_exec.c and sigaction.c were originally part of DJGPP, -distributed by DJ Delorie. The versions of these files in DJGPP -contain the following license notice: - - Copyright (C) 1995 DJ Delorie, see COPYING.DJ for details - -The contents of the file COPYING.DJ (as available at, for example, the -URL: <http://www.delorie.com/bin/cvsweb.cgi/djgpp/copying.dj>) are as -follows: - --- COPYING.DJ STARTS HERE -- - -This is the file "COPYING.DJ". It does NOT apply to any sources or -binaries copyrighted by UCB Berkeley, the Free Software Foundation, or -any other agency besides DJ Delorie and others who have agreed to -allow their sources to be distributed under these terms. - - Copyright Information for sources and executables that are marked - Copyright (C) DJ Delorie - 334 North Rd - Deerfield NH 03037-1110 - -This document is Copyright (C) DJ Delorie and may be distributed -verbatim, but changing it is not allowed. - -Source code copyright DJ Delorie is distributed under the terms of the -GNU General Public License, with the following exceptions: - -* Sources used to build crt0.o, gcrt0.o, libc.a, libdbg.a, and - libemu.a are distributed under the terms of the GNU Library General - Public License, rather than the GNU GPL. - -* Any existing copyright or authorship information in any given source - file must remain intact. If you modify a source file, a notice to that - effect must be added to the authorship information in the source file. - -* Runtime binaries, as provided by DJ in DJGPP, may be distributed - without sources ONLY if the recipient is given sufficient information - to obtain a copy of djgpp themselves. This primarily applies to - go32-v2.exe, emu387.dxe, and stubedit.exe. - -* Runtime objects and libraries, as provided by DJ in DJGPP, when - linked into an application, may be distributed without sources ONLY - if the recipient is given sufficient information to obtain a copy of - djgpp themselves. This primarily applies to crt0.o and libc.a. - ------ - -Changes to source code copyright BSD, FSF, or others, by DJ Delorie -fall under the terms of the original copyright. Such files usually -have multiple copyright notices in them. - -A copy of the files "COPYING" and "COPYING.LIB" are included with this -document. If you did not receive a copy of these files, you may -obtain one from whence this document was obtained, or by writing: - - Free Software Foundation, Inc. - 51 Franklin Street, - Fifth Floor, - Boston, MA 02110-1301, - USA - --- COPYING.DJ ENDS HERE -- - -Both is_exec.c and sigaction.c are parts of DJGPP's libc.a, therefore -according to exception 1 in the above terms their "base" license is -the GNU Library General Public License [now known as the GNU Lesser -General Public License]. - -The terms of the GNU LGPL, specifically clause 3, which begins: - - 3. You may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General - Public License instead of this License to a given copy of the - Library. - -permit us to relicense the files is_exec.c and sigaction.c as used in -GNU Emacs under the terms of the GNU GPL. - -COPYING.DJ, however, lists extra exceptions 2-4 to the GNU licenses. -Items 3 and 4 are not relevant in the case of GNU Emacs, since they -can only apply to copies of DJGPP [confirmed by email from DJ Delorie -to rms at gnu.org and others, 2007/01/31]. - -Exception 2 of COPYING.DJ, when viewed as an added restriction, rather -than as an interpretation of the GPL, leads to problems. The added -requirement makes the overall license of the file incompatible with -the GNU GPL. - -As a solution to this problem, DJ Delorie has kindly granted (February -2007) GNU Emacs an exception, and permits us to license the files -is_exec.c and sigaction.c solely under the terms of the GNU GPL. This -exception applies _only_ to these files as distributed with GNU Emacs. -This solution was arrived at in an email discussion between DJ Delorie -<dj at delorie.com> and Richard Stallman <rms at gnu.org> in -January/February 2007. We record below a summary of the relevant final -email in this discussion: - - From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie.com> - To: rms at gnu.org - Subject: Re: COPYING.DJ and Emacsn - - I have no problem with whatever you wish to do with those files in - emacs (as long as djgpp itself doesn't need to change). - - -Accordingly, in February 2007 we relicensed the files is_exec.c and -sigaction.c as used in GNU Emacs under the GNU GPL. - -Copies of both the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser (Library) -Public License may be obtained from <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>, or: -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. - This file is part of GNU Emacs. |