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Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -05001This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under
Theodore Ts'oebfd60f2004-04-12 13:19:21 -04002the GNU Public License, with the exception of the lib/uuid directory
3which is made available under a BSD-style license. Please see
4lib/uuid/COPYING for more details for the license for the files
5comprising the libuuid library.
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +00006
Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -05007However, I request that if the version string in the file version.h
8contains the string "pre-", or "WIP" that this version of e2fsprogs be
9distributed in source form only. Please feel free to give a copy of
10the e2fsck binary to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as
11the need arises. However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this release
12is under development, and available for ALPHA testing. So for your
13protection as much as mine, I'd prefer that it not appear in a some
14distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM distribution!
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +000015
Theodore Ts'oc786fec2000-07-27 21:06:07 +000016The most recent officially distributed version can be found at
17http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. If you need to make a distribution,
18that's the one you should use. If there is some reason why you'd like
19a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing for your
Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -050020distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we will very
21likely be able to work out something that will work for all concerned.
22The release schedules for this package are flexible, if you give me
23enough lead time.
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +000024
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26 Theodore Ts'o
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