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1        pthreads-win32 - a POSIX threads library for Microsoft Windows
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4This file is Copyrighted
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7    This file is covered under the following Copyright:
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9        Copyright (C) 2001,2006 Ross P. Johnson
10        All rights reserved.
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12        Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
13        of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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15Pthreads-win32 is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License
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18    Pthreads-win32 is open software; you can redistribute it and/or
19    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
20    as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1 of the
21    License.
22
23    Pthreads-win32 is several binary link libraries, several modules,
24    associated interface definition files and scripts used to control
25    its compilation and installation.
26
27    Pthreads-win32 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
28    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
29    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
30    GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
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32    A copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License is distributed with
33    pthreads-win32 under the filename:
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35            COPYING.LIB
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37    You should have received a copy of the version 2.1 GNU Lesser General
38    Public License with pthreads-win32; if not, write to:
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40            Free Software Foundation, Inc.
41            59 Temple Place
42            Suite 330
43            Boston, MA  02111-1307
44            USA
45
46    The contact addresses for pthreads-win32 is as follows:
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48        Web:    http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32
49        Email:  Ross Johnson
50                Please use: Firstname.Lastname@homemail.com.au
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54Pthreads-win32 copyrights and exception files
55---------------------------------------------
56
57    With the exception of the files listed below, Pthreads-win32
58    is covered under the following GNU Lesser General Public License
59    Copyrights:
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61        Pthreads-win32 - POSIX Threads Library for Win32
62        Copyright(C) 1998 John E. Bossom
63        Copyright(C) 1999,2006 Pthreads-win32 contributors
64
65        The current list of contributors is contained
66        in the file CONTRIBUTORS included with the source
67        code distribution. The current list of CONTRIBUTORS
68        can also be seen at the following WWW location:
69        http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/contributors.html
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71    Contact Email: Ross Johnson
72                   Please use: Firstname.Lastname@homemail.com.au
73
74    These files are not covered under one of the Copyrights listed above:
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76            COPYING
77            COPYING.LIB
78            tests/rwlock7.c
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80    This file, COPYING, is distributed under the Copyright found at the
81    top of this file.  It is important to note that you may distribute
82    verbatim copies of this file but you may not modify this file.
83
84    The file COPYING.LIB, which contains a copy of the version 2.1
85    GNU Lesser General Public License, is itself copyrighted by the
86    Free Software Foundation, Inc.  Please note that the Free Software
87    Foundation, Inc. does NOT have a copyright over Pthreads-win32,
88    only the COPYING.LIB that is supplied with pthreads-win32.
89
90    The file tests/rwlock7.c is derived from code written by
91    Dave Butenhof for his book 'Programming With POSIX(R) Threads'.
92    The original code was obtained by free download from his website
93    http://home.earthlink.net/~anneart/family/Threads/source.html
94    and did not contain a copyright or author notice. It is assumed to
95    be freely distributable.
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97    In all cases one may use and distribute these exception files freely.
98    And because one may freely distribute the LGPL covered files, the
99    entire pthreads-win32 source may be freely used and distributed.
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102
103General Copyleft and License info
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106    For general information on Copylefts, see:
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108        http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/
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110    For information on GNU Lesser General Public Licenses, see:
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112        http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
113        http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txt
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115
116Why pthreads-win32 did not use the GNU General Public License
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118
119    The goal of the pthreads-win32 project has been to
120    provide a quality and complete implementation of the POSIX
121    threads API for Microsoft Windows within the limits imposed
122    by virtue of it being a stand-alone library and not
123    linked directly to other POSIX compliant libraries. For
124    example, some functions and features, such as those based
125    on POSIX signals, are missing.
126
127    Pthreads-win32 is a library, available in several different
128    versions depending on supported compilers, and may be used
129    as a dynamically linked module or a statically linked set of
130    binary modules. It is not an application on it's own.
131
132    It was fully intended that pthreads-win32 be usable with
133    commercial software not covered by either the GPL or the LGPL
134    licenses. Pthreads-win32 has many contributors to it's
135    code base, many of whom have done so because they have
136    used the library in commercial or proprietry software
137    projects.
138
139    Releasing pthreads-win32 under the LGPL ensures that the
140    library can be used widely, while at the same time ensures
141    that bug fixes and improvements to the pthreads-win32 code
142    itself is returned to benefit all current and future users
143    of the library.
144
145    Although pthreads-win32 makes it possible for applications
146    that use POSIX threads to be ported to Win32 platforms, the
147    broader goal of the project is to encourage the use of open
148    standards, and in particular, to make it just a little easier
149    for developers writing Win32 applications to consider
150    widening the potential market for their products.
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