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1 Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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6 This directory contains scripts for building the DJGPP (a.k.a. MS-DOS) |
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17 # This file is part of GNU Emacs. |
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20 # unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without |
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23 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
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32 As distributed with GNU Emacs, the files is_exec.c and sigaction.c are |
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33 Copyright (C) 1995 DJ Delorie, and are licensed under the terms of the |
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45 URL: <http://www.delorie.com/bin/cvsweb.cgi/djgpp/copying.dj>) are as |
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67 libemu.a are distributed under the terms of the GNU Library General |
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116 COPYING.DJ, however, lists extra exceptions 2-4 to the GNU licenses. |
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117 Items 3 and 4 are not relevant in the case of GNU Emacs, since they |
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119 to rms at gnu.org and others, 2007/01/31]. |
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121 Exception 2 of COPYING.DJ, when viewed as an added restriction, rather |
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122 than as an interpretation of the GPL, leads to problems. The added |
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124 the GNU GPL. |
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126 As a solution to this problem, DJ Delorie has kindly granted (February |
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127 2007) GNU Emacs an exception, and permits us to license the files |
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128 is_exec.c and sigaction.c solely under the terms of the GNU GPL. This |
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129 exception applies _only_ to these files as distributed with GNU Emacs. |
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130 This solution was arrived at in an email discussion between DJ Delorie |
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131 <dj at delorie.com> and Richard Stallman <rms at gnu.org> in |
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135 From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie.com> |
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136 To: rms at gnu.org |
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137 Subject: Re: COPYING.DJ and Emacsn |
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139 I have no problem with whatever you wish to do with those files in |
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140 emacs (as long as djgpp itself doesn't need to change). |
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143 Accordingly, in February 2007 we relicensed the files is_exec.c and |
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144 sigaction.c as used in GNU Emacs under the GNU GPL. |
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146 Copies of both the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser (Library) |
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147 Public License may be obtained from: the Free Software Foundation, |
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148 Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. |
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151 This file is part of GNU Emacs. |
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153 GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
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154 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by |
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155 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) |
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156 any later version. |
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158 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
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160 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
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163 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
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164 along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the |
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165 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, |
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166 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. |