update licence to "ZlibWithAcknowledgement" (change approved by Byron)

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 25 deletions

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 /*
- * Copyright 1991, 2001, 2002 by Byron Rakitzis.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * This software is not subject to any license of the American Telephone
- * and Telegraph Company or of the Regents of the University of California.
- *
- * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose on
- * any computer system, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject
- * to the following restrictions:
- *
- * 1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of this
- *    software, no matter how awful, even if they arise from flaws in it.
- *
- * 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either by
- *    explicit claim or by omission.  Since few users ever read sources,
- *    credits must appear in the documentation.
- *
- * 3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
- *    misrepresented as being the original software.  Since few users
- *    ever read sources, credits must appear in the documentation.
- *
- * 4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
- *
- *    [this copyright notice is adapted from Henry Spencer's
- *    "awf" copyright notice.]
- */
+Copyright (c) 1991, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015 Byron Rakitzis
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+in a product, an acknowledgment (see the following) in the product
+documentation is required.
+
+  Portions Copyright (c) 1991, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015 Byron Rakitzis
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
+be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+distribution.
+*/