Some files are covered by different licenses that are compatible with
the GPLv2.
-As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
-"GPL version 3 or later" license. Note that only the tool itself
-is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
-pidl authors do not consider generated code a derived work of pidl.
+As a notable exception, some utilities distributed with the Wireshark source are
+covered by other licenses that are not themselves directly compatible with the
+GPLv2. This is OK, as only the tools themselves are licensed this way, the
+output of the tools is not considered a derived work, and so can be safely
+licensed for Wireshark's use. An incomplete selection of these tools includes:
+ - the pidl utility (tools/pidl) is licensed under the GPLv3+.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public
License or any other license.
-If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application, then
+If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application, then
that application must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
-The full text of the GNU GPL and the other applicable licenses follows.
+The full text of the GNU GPL and some of the other applicable licenses follows.
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Part II:
- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- Version 2, June 1991
+ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ Version 2, June 1991
- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
- Preamble
+ Preamble
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public
General Public License applies to most of the Free Software
Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to
using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by
-the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to
+the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.) You can apply it to
your programs, too.
When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
modification follow.
- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
- NO WARRANTY
+ NO WARRANTY
11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
+ END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+ How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
- Copyright (C) 19yy <name of author>
+ Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
when it starts in an interactive mode:
- Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
+ Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year name of author
Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may
consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
-library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
+library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
Public License instead of this License.
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