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diff --git a/xen/COPYING b/xen/COPYING index 9bfc971fc4..43f972ee5e 100644 --- a/xen/COPYING +++ b/xen/COPYING @@ -9,20 +9,17 @@ Foundation, but the instance of code that it refers to (the Xen virtual machine monitor) is copyrighted by me and others who actually wrote it. -Further note that the guest-OS interfacing header files, which -includes all files within the subdirectory include/public, are -*not* covered by the GPL but by a much weaker license: - include/public/COPYING - -A few other files are also licensed under the weaker BSD-style -license. These files all include the license stanza as a text -comment. Although this stanza refers to the "Software", the license -applies *only* those source files that explicitly include it. - -Also note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as Xen is -concerned is _this_ particular version of the license (i.e., *only* -v2, not v2.2 or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise -stated. +A few files are licensed under both GPL and a weaker BSD-style +license. This includes all files within the subdirectory +include/public, as described in include/public/COPYING. All such files +include the non-GPL license text as a source-code comment. Although +the license text refers generically to "the software", the non-GPL +license applies *only* to those source files that explicitly include +the non-GPL license text. + +Note that the only valid version of the GPL as far as Xen is concerned +is _this_ particular version of the license (i.e., *only* v2, not v2.2 +or v3.x or whatever), unless explicitly otherwise stated. -- Keir Fraser (on behalf of the Xen team) |