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authorRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>2002-08-20 21:51:55 +0000
committerRoland McGrath <roland@gnu.org>2002-08-20 21:51:55 +0000
commitc6c6dd4803a9ec8d7302b9ed8552ad15516baeb6 (patch)
tree138a337e9f393484404de5c5b622c1fcc25f2904 /manual
parentc8f3e6bcf0b3c1084370d5de22acf5cf38773881 (diff)
2002-08-20 Brian Youmans <3diff@gnu.org>
* manual/contrib.texi: Removed licenses, added acknowledgements for contributions by Intel, IBM, Craig Metz. * LICENSES: New file, contains the text of all non-FSF licenses in the distribution that require putting the notice in the accompanying documentation. * README.template, README: Mention LICENSES. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/net/if_ppp.h: Replaced CMU license with a new one modelled on the modern BSD license, per recent letter of permission from CMU. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/net/if_ppp.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/MathLib.h: Changed the copyright holder from IBM to FSF, per the recent Software Letter. Changed the distribution terms from GPL to LGPL. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/asincos.tbl: Added FSF copyright and copying permission notice (Lesser GPL), per recent IBM Software Letter. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/powtwo.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/root.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/sincos.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/uatan.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/uexp.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/ulog.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/upow.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/utan.tbl: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/atnat.h: Changed the copyright holder from IBM to FSF, per the recent Software Letter. Corrected the text of the copying permission notice to say Lesser GPL instead of GPL in warranty disclaimer paragraph. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/atnat2.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/branred.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/dla.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/doasin.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/dosincos.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpa.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpa2.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpatan.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpexp.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mplog.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpsqrt.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mydefs.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/sincos32.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/uasncs.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/uexp.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/ulog.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/upow.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/urem.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/uroot.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/usncs.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/utan.h: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/branred.c: Corrected the text of the copying permission notice to say Lesser GPL instead of GPL in warranty disclaimer paragraph. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/doasin.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/dosincos.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_asin.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_atan2.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_exp.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_log.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_pow.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_remainder.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_sqrt.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/halfulp.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpa.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpatan.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpatan2.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpexp.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mplog.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mpsqrt.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/mptan.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/s_atan.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/s_sin.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/s_tan.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/sincos32.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/slowexp.c: Likewise. * sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/slowpow.c: Likewise.
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diff --git a/manual/contrib.texi b/manual/contrib.texi
index f983cb54e3..597635a184 100644
--- a/manual/contrib.texi
+++ b/manual/contrib.texi
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ some platforms was written by Per Bothner and modified by Ulrich Drepper.
@item
Eric Youngdale and Ulrich Drepper implemented versioning of objects on
- symbol level.
+the symbol level.
@item
Thorsten Kukuk provided an implementation for NIS (YP) and NIS+,
@@ -168,48 +168,9 @@ Mark Kettenis provided a Hesiod NSS module.
@item
The Internet-related code (most of the @file{inet} subdirectory) and
several other miscellaneous functions and header files have been
-included from 4.4 BSD with little or no modification.
-
-All code incorporated from 4.4 BSD is under the following copyright:
-
-@quotation
-@display
-Copyright @copyright{} 1991 Regents of the University of California.
-All rights reserved.
-@end display
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-are met:
-
-@enumerate
-@item
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-@item
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-@item
-[This condition was removed.]
-@item
-Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
-may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
-without specific prior written permission.
-@end enumerate
-
-@sc{this software is provided by the regents and contributors ``as is'' and
-any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the
-implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
-are disclaimed. in no event shall the regents or contributors be liable
-for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential
-damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods
-or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption)
-however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict
-liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way
-out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of
-such damage.}
-@end quotation
+included from 4.4 BSD with little or no modification. The copying
+permission notice for this code can be found in the file @file{LICENSES}
+in the source distribution.
@item
The random number generation functions @code{random}, @code{srandom},
@@ -221,210 +182,34 @@ changes to fit into the GNU C library and to fit the @w{ISO C} standard,
but the functional code is Berkeley's.@refill
@item
-The DNS resolver code is taken directly from BIND 4.9.5, which is
-under both the Berkeley copyright above and also:
+The DNS resolver code is taken directly from BIND 4.9.5, which
+includes copyrighted code from UC Berkeley and from Digital Equipment
+Corporation. See the file @file{LICENSES} for the text of the DEC license.
+
+@item
+The code to support Sun RPC is taken verbatim from Sun's
+@w{@sc{rpcsrc-4.0}} distribution; see the file @file{LICENSES} for the
+text of the license.
-@quotation
-Portions Copyright @copyright{} 1993 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
+@item
+Some of the support code for Mach is taken from Mach 3.0 by CMU;
+the file if_ppp.h is also copyright by CMU, but under a different license;
+see the file @file{LICENSES} for the text of the licenses.
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
-purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies, and
-that the name of Digital Equipment Corporation not be used in
-advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the document or
-software without specific, written prior permission.
+@item
+Many of the IA64 math functions are taken from a collection of
+``Highly Optimized Mathematical Functions for Itanium'' that Intel
+makes available under a free license; see the file @file{LICENSES} for
+details.
-@sc{the software is provided ``as is'' and digital equipment corp.
-disclaims all warranties with regard to this software, including all
-implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. in no event shall
-digital equipment corporation be liable for any special, direct,
-indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting
-from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract,
-negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection
-with the use or performance of this software.}
-@end quotation
+@item
+The @code{getaddrinfo} and @code{getnameinfo} functions and supporting
+code were written by Craig Metz; see the file @file{LICENSES} for
+details on their licensing.
@item
-The code to support Sun RPC is taken verbatim from Sun's
-@w{@sc{rpcsrc-4.0}} distribution, and is covered by this copyright:
-
-@quotation
-@display
-Copyright @copyright{} 1984, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-@end display
-
-Sun RPC is a product of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is provided for
-unrestricted use provided that this legend is included on all tape media
-and as a part of the software program in whole or part. Users may copy
-or modify Sun RPC without charge, but are not authorized to license or
-distribute it to anyone else except as part of a product or program
-developed by the user.
-
-@sc{sun rpc is provided as is with no warranties of any kind including the
-warranties of design, merchantibility and fitness for a particular
-purpose, or arising from a course of dealing, usage or trade practice.}
-
-Sun RPC is provided with no support and without any obligation on the
-part of Sun Microsystems, Inc. to assist in its use, correction,
-modification or enhancement.
-
-@sc{sun microsystems, inc. shall have no liability with respect to the
-infringement of copyrights, trade secrets or any patents by sun rpc
-or any part thereof.}
-
-In no event will Sun Microsystems, Inc. be liable for any lost revenue
-or profits or other special, indirect and consequential damages, even if
-Sun has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
-
-@display
-Sun Microsystems, Inc.
-2550 Garcia Avenue
-Mountain View, California 94043
-@end display
-@end quotation
-
-@item
-Some of the support code for Mach is taken from Mach 3.0 by CMU,
-and is under the following copyright terms:
-
-@quotation
-@display
-Mach Operating System
-Copyright @copyright{} 1991,1990,1989 Carnegie Mellon University
-All Rights Reserved.
-@end display
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and its
-documentation is hereby granted, provided that both the copyright
-notice and this permission notice appear in all copies of the
-software, derivative works or modified versions, and any portions
-thereof, and that both notices appear in supporting documentation.
-
-@sc{carnegie mellon allows free use of this software in its ``as is''
-condition. carnegie mellon disclaims any liability of any kind for
-any damages whatsoever resulting from the use of this software.}
-
-Carnegie Mellon requests users of this software to return to
-
-@display
- Software Distribution Coordinator
- School of Computer Science
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890
-@end display
-
-@noindent
-or @email{Software.Distribution@@CS.CMU.EDU} any improvements or
-extensions that they make and grant Carnegie Mellon the rights to
-redistribute these changes.
-@end quotation
-
-@item
-The code for the database library @file{libdb} comes from the 2.3
-release of Berkeley DB. That code is under the same copyright as 4.4 BSD
-and also:
-
-@quotation
-@display
-Copyright @copyright{} 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
-Sleepycat Software. All rights reserved.
-@end display
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-are met:
-
-@enumerate
-@item
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-@item
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-@item
-Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on
-how to obtain complete source code for the DB software and any
-accompanying software that uses the DB software. The source code
-must either be included in the distribution or be available for no
-more than the cost of distribution plus a nominal fee, and must be
-freely redistributable under reasonable conditions. For an
-executable file, complete source code means the source code for all
-modules it contains. It does not mean source code for modules or
-files that typically accompany the operating system on which the
-executable file runs, e.g., standard library modules or system
-header files.
-@end enumerate
-
-@sc{this software is provided by sleepycat software ``as is'' and
-any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the
-implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
-are disclaimed. in no event shall sleepycat software be liable
-for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential
-damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods
-or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption)
-however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict
-liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way
-out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of
-such damage.}
-
-@display
-Portions copyright @copyright{} 1995, 1996
-The President and Fellows of Harvard University.
-All rights reserved.
-@end display
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-are met:
-@enumerate
-@item
-Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-@item
-Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-@item
-All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
-must display the following acknowledgement:
-@quotation
- This product includes software developed by Harvard University
- and its contributors.
-@end quotation
-@item
-Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
-may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
-without specific prior written permission.
-@end enumerate
-
-@sc{this software is provided by harvard and its contributors ``as is'' and
-any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the
-implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose
-are disclaimed. in no event shall harvard or its contributors be liable
-for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential
-damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods
-or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption)
-however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict
-liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way
-out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of
-such damage.}
-
-@noindent
-For a license to use, redistribute or sell DB software under conditions
-other than those described above, or to purchase support for this
-software, please contact Sleepycat Software at
-
-@display
- Sleepycat Software
- 394 E. Riding Dr.
- Carlisle, MA 01741
- USA
- +1-508-287-4781
-@end display
-
-or @email{db@@sleepycat.com}.
-
-@end quotation
+Many of the IEEE 64-bit double precision math functions
+(in the @file{sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64} subdirectory) come
+from the IBM Accurate Mathematical Library, contributed by IBM.
@end itemize