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1 | | -The FreeType 2 font engine is copyrighted work and cannot be used |
2 | | -legally without a software license. In order to make this project |
3 | | -usable to a vast majority of developers, we distribute it under two |
| 1 | +The FreeType 2 font engine is copyrighted work and cannot be used |
| 2 | +legally without a software license. In order to make this project |
| 3 | +usable to a vast majority of developers, we distribute it under two |
4 | 4 | mutually exclusive open-source licenses. |
5 | 5 |
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6 | | -This means that *you* must choose *one* of the two licenses described |
7 | | -below, then obey all its terms and conditions when using FreeType 2 in |
| 6 | +This means that *you* must choose *one* of the two licenses described |
| 7 | +below, then obey all its terms and conditions when using FreeType 2 in |
8 | 8 | any of your projects or products. |
9 | 9 |
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10 | | - - The FreeType License, found in the file `FTL.TXT', which is similar |
11 | | - to the original BSD license *with* an advertising clause that forces |
12 | | - you to explicitly cite the FreeType project in your product's |
13 | | - documentation. All details are in the license file. This license |
14 | | - is suited to products which don't use the GNU General Public |
15 | | - License. |
| 10 | + - The FreeType License, found in the file `docs/FTL.TXT`, which is |
| 11 | + similar to the original BSD license *with* an advertising clause |
| 12 | + that forces you to explicitly cite the FreeType project in your |
| 13 | + product's documentation. All details are in the license file. |
| 14 | + This license is suited to products which don't use the GNU General |
| 15 | + Public License. |
16 | 16 |
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17 | | - Note that this license is compatible to the GNU General Public |
| 17 | + Note that this license is compatible to the GNU General Public |
18 | 18 | License version 3, but not version 2. |
19 | 19 |
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20 | | - - The GNU General Public License version 2, found in `GPLv2.TXT' (any |
21 | | - later version can be used also), for programs which already use the |
22 | | - GPL. Note that the FTL is incompatible with GPLv2 due to its |
23 | | - advertisement clause. |
| 20 | + - The GNU General Public License version 2, found in |
| 21 | + `docs/GPLv2.TXT` (any later version can be used also), for |
| 22 | + programs which already use the GPL. Note that the FTL is |
| 23 | + incompatible with GPLv2 due to its advertisement clause. |
24 | 24 |
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25 | | -The contributed BDF and PCF drivers come with a license similar to that |
26 | | -of the X Window System. It is compatible to the above two licenses (see |
27 | | -file src/bdf/README and src/pcf/README). The same holds for the files |
28 | | -`fthash.c' and `fthash.h'; their code was part of the BDF driver in |
29 | | -earlier FreeType versions. |
| 25 | +The contributed BDF and PCF drivers come with a license similar to |
| 26 | +that of the X Window System. It is compatible to the above two |
| 27 | +licenses (see files `src/bdf/README` and `src/pcf/README`). The same |
| 28 | +holds for the source code files `src/base/fthash.c` and |
| 29 | +`include/freetype/internal/fthash.h`; they were part of the BDF driver |
| 30 | +in earlier FreeType versions. |
30 | 31 |
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31 | | -The gzip module uses the zlib license (see src/gzip/zlib.h) which too is |
32 | | -compatible to the above two licenses. |
| 32 | +The gzip module uses the zlib license (see `src/gzip/zlib.h`) which |
| 33 | +too is compatible to the above two licenses. |
33 | 34 |
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34 | | -The MD5 checksum support (only used for debugging in development builds) |
35 | | -is in the public domain. |
| 35 | +The files `src/autofit/ft-hb.c` and `src/autofit/ft-hb.h` contain code |
| 36 | +taken almost verbatim from the HarfBuzz file `hb-ft.cc`, which uses |
| 37 | +the 'Old MIT' license, compatible to the above two licenses. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +The MD5 checksum support (only used for debugging in development |
| 40 | +builds) is in the public domain. |
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