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Werner Lembergb3a85b02000-01-25 08:16:54 +00001
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00002The FreeType 2 font engine is copyrighted work and cannot be used
3legally without a software license. In order to make this project
4usable to a vast majority of developers, we distribute it under two
Werner Lemberg82906bf2003-11-04 18:24:20 +00005mutually exclusive open-source licenses.
David Turner9e294342000-02-22 13:53:16 +00006
Werner Lemberg82906bf2003-11-04 18:24:20 +00007This means that *you* must choose *one* of the two licenses described
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +00008below, then obey all its terms and conditions when using FreeType 2 in
9any of your projects or products.
10
Werner Lemberg82906bf2003-11-04 18:24:20 +000011 - The FreeType License, found in the file `FTL.TXT', which is similar
12 to the original BSD license *with* an advertising clause that forces
13 you to explicitly cite the FreeType project in your product's
14 documentation. All details are in the license file. This license
15 is suited to products which don't use the GNU General Public
16 License.
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000017
Werner Lembergea79b842011-06-18 08:06:57 +020018 Note that this license is compatible to the GNU General Public
19 License version 3, but not version 2.
20
21 - The GNU General Public License version 2, found in `GPLv2.TXT' (any
Werner Lemberg666e3862003-11-06 14:56:11 +000022 later version can be used also), for programs which already use the
Werner Lembergea79b842011-06-18 08:06:57 +020023 GPL. Note that the FTL is incompatible with GPLv2 due to its
Werner Lemberg666e3862003-11-06 14:56:11 +000024 advertisement clause.
Werner Lemberga16c4a72003-04-21 13:30:27 +000025
Werner Lemberg644f88f2010-01-09 08:21:36 +010026The contributed BDF and PCF drivers come with a license similar to that
Werner Lemberg939bc782009-10-29 09:28:27 +010027of the X Window System. It is compatible to the above two licenses (see
28file src/bdf/README and src/pcf/README).
29
30The gzip module uses the zlib license (see src/gzip/zlib.h) which too is
31compatible to the above two licenses.
Werner Lembergb3a85b02000-01-25 08:16:54 +000032
Werner Lembergc3e987e2001-01-03 06:47:10 +000033
Werner Lemberg56c368c2005-06-04 23:00:25 +000034--- end of LICENSE.TXT ---