From b85b68d41471583e56c4c77e4d7a6be369c95ea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carsten Haitzler Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:10:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] static linking exception. SVN revision: 42072 --- legacy/elementary/COPYING | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/legacy/elementary/COPYING b/legacy/elementary/COPYING index eb685a5ec9..19e046de37 100644 --- a/legacy/elementary/COPYING +++ b/legacy/elementary/COPYING @@ -195,6 +195,21 @@ with the Library (or with a work based on the Library) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License. +Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is +making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and +conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole combination. + +As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you +permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an +executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, +and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your +choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, +the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent +module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library. +If you modify this library, you may extend this exception to your version +of the library, but you are not obliged to do so. If you do not wish to +do so, delete this exception statement from your version. + 3. You may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU General Public License instead of this License to a given copy of the Library. To do this, you must alter all the notices that refer to this License, so