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@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end for copying conditions. -This is the GNUTLS library. GNUTLS implements the TLS/SSL (Transport -Layer Security aka Secure Sockets Layer) protocol. GnuTLS is a GNU -project. More up to date information can be found at -<http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/> and <http://www.gnutls.org/>. +GnuTLS implements the TLS/SSL (Transport Layer Security aka Secure +Sockets Layer) protocol. GnuTLS is a GNU project. More up to date +information can be found at <http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/> and +<http://www.gnutls.org/>. See the documentation in doc/ and examples in doc/examples/. @@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ Since the 0.4.2 version the gnutls library is covered under the GNU Lesser GPL. Previously released versions were licensed under the GNU GPL. -We changed the license for most of GNUTLS because other free libraries +We changed the license for most of GnuTLS because other free libraries already exist that do the same jobs and have lax licenses. We want -GNUTLS to be usable in all the same places as those other libraries. -We kept some parts of GNUTLS under the GPL because they are unique, +GnuTLS to be usable in all the same places as those other libraries. +We kept some parts of GnuTLS under the GPL because they are unique, and with the GPL they provide free software projects (which deserve our help) an advantage over non-free projects (which do not deserve our help, since they refuse to share with us). For more explanation, |