| This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are protected by the GNU |
| Public License, with the following exception --- |
| |
| If the version string in the file version.h contains the |
| string "pre-", or "WIP" then this package must be distributed |
| in source form only. You can give a copy of the binary for |
| e2fsck to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as the |
| need arises. However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this |
| release is under development, and available for ALPHA testing. |
| So for your protection as much as mine, I'd rather not have it |
| appear in a some distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM |
| distribution! |
| |
| The most recent officially distributed version can be found at |
| http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. If you need to make a distribution, |
| that's the one you should use. If there is some reason why you'd like |
| a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing for your |
| distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we can see if we |
| can't come to an arrangement. The release schedules for this package |
| are flexible, if you give me enough lead time. |
| |
| |
| Theodore Ts'o |
| 26-Jul-2000 |