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License:
-For the most part, Bacula is licensed under the GPL version 2 or greater
-and any code that is Copyright Kern Sibbald and John Walker with the GPL
-indication is so licensed, but with the following two additions:
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-Linking: Bacula may be linked with any libraries permitted under
-the GPL, or with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that
-are required for its proper functioning, providing the source
-code of those non-GPLed libraries is non-proprietary and freely available.
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-Such a dispensation or delay is valid only in writing and signed
-by the one or more of the license holders.
+For the most part, Bacula is licensed under the GPL version 2
+and any code that is Copyright Kern Sibbald and John Walker or
+Copyright Kern Sibbald (after November 2004) with the GPL
+indication is so licensed, but with the following four additions:
+
+Linking:
+Bacula may be linked with any libraries permitted under the GPL,
+or with any non-GPLed libraries, including OpenSSL, that are
+required for its proper functioning, providing the source code of
+those non-GPLed libraries is non-proprietary and freely
+available to the public.
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+Termination for IP or Patent Action:
+In addition to the termination clause specified in the GPL, this
+license shall terminate automatically and you may no longer
+exercise any of the rights granted to you by this license as of
+the date you commence an action, including a cross-claim or
+counterclaim, against any licensor of GPL software alleging that
+the software infringes an intellectual property right or a
+patent. Special dispensation from or delay to the execution of
+this clause may be possible by applying directly to the license
+owner of this software. Such a dispensation or delay is valid
+only in writing and signed by the one or more of the license
+holders.
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+IP rights:
+Recipient understands that although each Contributor grants the
+licenses to its Contributions set forth herein, no assurances are
+provided by any Contributor that the Program does not infringe
+the patent or other intellectual property rights of any other
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+for claims brought by any other entity based on infringement of
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Code falling under the above conditions will be marked as follows:
- Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Kern Sibbald and John Walker
+ Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Kern Sibbald
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
- the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ the License.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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-The entire GPL is reproduced in the html manual distributed with this
-source and can also be found online on the GNU web site as well
+The entire GPL is reproduced in the manuals distributed with the
+Bacula documentation and can also be found online on the GNU web site as well
as at www.bacula.org.
-In addition to the GPL, there are parts of Bacula that are licensed
-under the LGPL so that they may be used in proprietary code to interface
-with Bacula.
+Certain parts of the Bacula software are licensed by their
+copyright holder(s) undert the GPL with no modifications. These
+software files are clearly marked as such.
+
+There are parts of Bacula that are licensed under the LGPL so
+that they may be used in proprietary code to interface with
+Bacula.
Finally there are parts of Bacula that are in the public domain.
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