X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=docs%2Fmanual%2Flicense.tex;h=e6d37e197413fd87b90e5ca0ed412ae48c32ab60;hb=45fe70f11077ff5bb0b208cd32fb14045028d8b6;hp=4b1a2f7a10e8ee8841c67d6e9d0352f7bf471638;hpb=6724347f5a475c0371d7438b6e0b30ce54eb3741;p=bacula%2Fdocs diff --git a/docs/manual/license.tex b/docs/manual/license.tex index 4b1a2f7a..e6d37e19 100644 --- a/docs/manual/license.tex +++ b/docs/manual/license.tex @@ -7,33 +7,37 @@ \index[general]{Bacula Copyright, Trademark, and Licenses} There are a number of different licenses that are used in Bacula. +If you have a printed copy of this manual, the details of each of +the licenses referred to in this chapter can be found in the +online version of the manual at +\elink{http://www.bacula.org}{\url{http://www.bacula.org}}. \section{FDL} \index[general]{FDL } -The GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) is used for this manual. +The GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) is used for this manual, +which is a free and open license. This means that you may freely +reproduce it and even make changes to it. However, rather than +distribute your own version of this manual, we would much prefer +if you would send any corrections or changes to the Bacula project. + +The most recent version of the manual can always be found online +at \elink{http://www.bacula.org}{\url{http://www.bacula.org}}. + % TODO: Point to appendix that has it \section{GPL} \index[general]{GPL } -The vast bulk of the source code is released under a modified version of the -\ilink{GNU General Public License version 2.}{GplChapter} The -modifications (actually additions) are described in the source file LICENSE, -and their purpose is not to alter the essential qualities of the GPL but to -permit more freedom in linking certain third party software supposedly non-GPL -compatible, and to clarify -contributors IP and Copyright claims and non-infringment intentions. The -details and governing text are in the file LICENSE in the main source -directory. - -Most of this code is copyrighted: Copyright \copyright 2000-2006 +The vast bulk of the source code is released under the +\ilink{GNU General Public License version 2.}{GplChapter}. + +Most of this code is copyrighted: Copyright \copyright 2000-2007 Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. Portions may be copyrighted by other people (ATT, the Free Software -Foundation, ...). Generally these portions are released under a -non-modified GPL 2 license. +Foundation, ...). These files are released under the GPL license. \section{LGPL} \index[general]{LGPL } @@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ to the public domain. E.g. md5.c, SQLite. \index[general]{Trademark } Bacula\raisebox{.6ex}{\textsuperscript{\textregistered}} is a registered -trademark of John Walker. +trademark of Kern Sibbald. We have trademarked the Bacula name to ensure that any program using the name Bacula will be exactly compatible with the program that we have @@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ ensures that the Free Software Foundation Europe (and thus the Bacula project) has the rights to the code. This Fiduciary License Agreement is found on the Bacula web site at: -\elink{http://www.bacula.org/FLA-bacula.en.pdf}{http://www.bacula.org/FLA-bacula.en.pdf} +\elink{http://www.bacula.org/en/FLA-bacula.en.pdf}{\url{http://www.bacula.org/en/FLA-bacula.en.pdf}} and should be filled out then sent to: