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from Jörg Mayer: "a proposed change to the COPYING file" 

from ULFL: some minor changes to wording and alike

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Wireshark is distributed under the GNU GPL. There are no restrictions
on its use. There are significant restrictions on its distribution.
This text consists of two parts:
Most parts of Wireshark are covered by a "GPL version 2 or later" LICENSE.
Part I: Some remarks regarding the license given in
Part II: The actual license that coveres Wireshark.
When in doubt: Part II is the legally binding part, Part I is just
there to make it easier for people that are not familiar with the
GPLv2.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part I:
Wireshark is distributed under the GNU GPLv2. There are no restrictions
on its use. There are restrictions on its distribution in source or
binary form.
Most parts of Wireshark are covered by a "GPL version 2 or later" license.
Some files are covered by different licenses that are compatible with
the GPLv2.
As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
"GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE. Note that only the tool itself
is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
pidl authors do not consider that code a derived work of pidl.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
"GPL version 3 or later" license. Note that only the tool itself
is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
pidl authors do not consider generated code a derived work of pidl.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public
License or any other license.
If you create a combined work using all or part of Wireshark, then your
combined work must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
...and don't get us started on trademarks.
If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application, then
that application must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
The full text of the GNU GPL follows.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part II:
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991