README.licensing

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   2 The project util-linux doesn't use the same license for all of the code.
   3 There is code under:
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   5    * GPLv3+ (GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version)
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   7    * GPLv2+ (GNU General Public License version 2, or any later version)
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   9    * GPLv2 (GNU General Public License version 2)
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  11    * LGPLv2+ (GNU Lesser General Public License v2 (or 2.1) or any later version)
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  13    * BSD with advertising
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  15    * Public Domain
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  17 Please, check the source code for more details. A license is usually at the start
  18 of each source file.
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  20 The /COPYING file (GPLv2+) is the default license for code without an explicitly
  21 defined license.
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