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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/systems/doc/etex/legal.html b/systems/doc/etex/legal.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..986bb351b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/systems/doc/etex/legal.html @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<html> +<head><title>e-TeX legal status</title> +</HEAD><BODY> +<H1>The legal status of e-T<sub><big>E</big></sub>X </H1> +When <a href="http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/">Professor Donald +E. Knuth</A> released TeX to the world, he did so in a simple and +straightforward way which allowed users everywhere to benefit from his work +whilst protecting them from pirated and illegal versions. He did so without +pages of legalese, using simple language and in terms that are readily +understood <p> +In creating e-TeX, we have followed his example: we +release +e-TeX to the world under exactly the same conditions as Don +released TeX. The name e-TeX is a trademark of the +<a href="nts-group.html">NTS group</a>, +as are its typeset and HTML logos. No package may describe +itself as "e-TeX" unless (a) it is generated using the official +source files from the e-TeX reference site, together with such +system-dependent changes as are necessary and permitted in order +for it to run on a specific system, and (b) it has been validated +for conformity using the <a href="etrip.zip">e-TRIP</a> test. +<p> +No changes shall be made by anyone other than a member of the +NTS group to any of the files which form a part of the e-TeX +distribution. If, for whatever reason, someone other than +a member of the NTS group wishes to change such a file, then +he or she shall (a) add a comment indicating the reason for, +and nature of the change, together with the date and the name +of the person making the change, and (b) shall save the changed +file under a different name, so that there shall exist no +risk of confusion between the changed file and the authoritative +official version. +<p> +Although it is <em>preferred</em> that e-TeX be distributed in +source form, it is recognised that there are systems for which +binary distributions are the norm. It is therefore +<em>required</em> that any binary distribution of e-TeX be +accompanied by a clear statement that the definitive sources +for e-TeX are available free-of-charge at the +<a href="http://www.rhbnc.ac.uk/e-TeX/">e-TeX reference site</a>. +<p> +With the exception of anything specifically referred to above, +all components of the system known as "e-TeX" are +released under exactly the same terms and conditions as the +system known as "TeX". +<p> +Enjoy! +<hr> +Release date: 11th November 1996 +</body> +</html> |