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+$Id: //depot/Master/LICENSE.CTAN#2 $  $Date: 2003/09/22 $  $Author: karl $
+
+COPYING CONDITIONS FOR CTAN SNAPSHOT:
+
+A snapshot of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) holdings is
+taken from time to time and distributed on physical media.  It may be
+bundled with the TeX Live system, or distributed separately.
+
+In any case, the licensing conditions of the packages in the CTAN
+snapshot vary widely.  In particular (and in contrast to TeX Live), not
+all the software meets free software or open source criteria: some are
+available only as binaries, others have restrictions on commercial
+resale, and so on.
+
+Furthermore, the creators of the CTAN snapshot have explicitly received
+permission from some authors of software to include their material; this
+software is in the ctan/nonfree/ subdirectory.  (The nonfree area on the
+CTAN servers, http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/nonfree, contains much
+more software that is not included here.)  This permission does not
+extend to any redistributors; you yourself must also contact such
+authors with regards to your own distribution, or refrain from including
+such software.
+
+Thus, when redistributing the CTAN snapshot, you must be very careful
+that you are not violating any license conditions.  Since each situation
+is different, we cannot offer any general advice.
+
+To learn redistribution requirements, we suggest checking the TeX
+Catalogue: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/catalogue.html
+(or any CTAN mirror).  The Catalogue is also included in the CTAN
+snapshot in ctan/help/Catalogue, but the online version will have
+updates.  Of course the licensing files within the packages themselves
+are the final authority.
+
+If you believe any files have been included erroneously, please contact
+us (references are given below).
+
+If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.  
+Thanks for your interest in TeX.
+
+CTAN maintainers mailing list: ctan@dante.de
+CTAN home page: http://www.ctan.org/