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Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -05001This package, the EXT2 filesystem utilities, are made available under
2the GNU Public License.
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +00003
Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -05004However, I request that if the version string in the file version.h
5contains the string "pre-", or "WIP" that this version of e2fsprogs be
6distributed in source form only. Please feel free to give a copy of
7the e2fsck binary to help a friend recover his or her filesystem, as
8the need arises. However, "pre" or "WIP" indicates that this release
9is under development, and available for ALPHA testing. So for your
10protection as much as mine, I'd prefer that it not appear in a some
11distribution --- especially not a CD-ROM distribution!
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +000012
Theodore Ts'oc786fec2000-07-27 21:06:07 +000013The most recent officially distributed version can be found at
14http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net. If you need to make a distribution,
15that's the one you should use. If there is some reason why you'd like
16a more recent version that is still in ALPHA testing for your
Theodore Ts'o63182202003-03-16 02:58:01 -050017distribution, please contact me (tytso@mit.edu), and we will very
18likely be able to work out something that will work for all concerned.
19The release schedules for this package are flexible, if you give me
20enough lead time.
Theodore Ts'o6f4a1091997-04-26 13:32:25 +000021
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