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diff --git a/doc/COPYRIGHT.PATENT b/doc/COPYRIGHT.PATENT index 24b1583a..5e4db7d7 100644 --- a/doc/COPYRIGHT.PATENT +++ b/doc/COPYRIGHT.PATENT @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ at appropriate places within the package. A slightly out of date summary of all the copyrights is in the file 'doc/copyright_summary' in the Netpbm source tree. +Each component is a package of code and documentation; e.g. the 'pamcomp' +program and the pamcomp user manual go together and are licensed to the public +as a package. The Netpbm manual is just a hyperlinked collection of such +component manuals. Parts of the manual that are not tied to a particular +component of code and do not carry a copyright notice are in the public +domain. + As with most public open source software, no one really knows for sure where the code came from. It is possible that a contributor copied it without license to do so. That might mean any user of the code owes @@ -35,6 +42,6 @@ maintainer's knowledge." Netpbm may practice valid patents, which would mean that you owe someone -royalties if you use the code. This is a miniscule risk, though. +royalties if you use the code. This is a minuscule risk, though. What is known about patents related to Netpbm is in the file 'doc/patent_summary' in the Netpbm source tree. |