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+<!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.&nbsp;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)&nbsp;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)&nbsp;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>