From: Niels Möller Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 12:38:44 +0000 (+0100) Subject: (Copyright): Say that under certain X-Git-Tag: nettle_1.5_release_20020131~95 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3e7a480a1e3518841fbf3135cb0e9671f1df3615;p=thirdparty%2Fnettle.git (Copyright): Say that under certain circumstances, Nettle can be used as if under the LGPL. Rev: src/nettle/nettle.texinfo:1.8 --- diff --git a/nettle.texinfo b/nettle.texinfo index c17c341e..806873b4 100644 --- a/nettle.texinfo +++ b/nettle.texinfo @@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ put it to use. @comment node-name, next, previous, up @chapter Copyright -Nettle is distributed under the GNU General Public License (see the file -COPYING for details). However, several of the individual files are dual -licensed under less restrictive licenses like the GNU Lesser General -Public License, or are in the public domain. Consult the headers in each -file for details. - -It is conceivable that future versions will use the LGPL rather than the -GPL, mail me if you have questions or suggestions. +Nettle is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) (see +the file COPYING for details). However, most of the individual files +are dual licensed under less restrictive licenses like the GNU Lesser +General Public License (LGPL), or are in the public domain. This means +that if you don't use the parts of nettle that are GPL-only, you have +the option to use the Nettle library just as if it were licensed under +the LGPL. To find the current status of particular files, you have to +read the copyright notices at the top of the files. A list of the supported algorithms, their origins and licenses: