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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 |