Update and clarify copyright statement.
diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are protected by the GNU
-Public License, with the following exception ---
+This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under
+the GNU Public License.
- 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!
+However, I request that if the version string in the file version.h
+contains the string "pre-", or "WIP" that this version of e2fsprogs be
+distributed in source form only. Please feel free to give a copy of
+the e2fsck binary 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 prefer that it not 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.
+distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we will very
+likely be able to work out something that will work for all concerned.
+The release schedules for this package are flexible, if you give me
+enough lead time.
Theodore Ts'o
- 26-Jul-2000
+ 15-Mar-2003
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