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+$OpenBSD: LEGAL,v 1.1 1998/02/13 02:16:50 angelos Exp $
+
+Some of the ports in this directory have restrictive copyrights prohibiting
+their actual redistribution on mass media.  When creating compilations
+of FreeBSD on such mass media, you should be sure and NOT distribute
+the original source tarballs for such ports in your distfiles directory.
+To do so will invite needless problems from the various parties involved.
+
+Since those connected to the net will also be able to use the ports framework
+to automatically fetch their own original sources and thus complete the puzzle,
+the hardship is not as severe as it might otherwise be.
+
+Such ports are listed below:
+
+Dist			Port			Why
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+aswedit-*		ports/www/aswedit	Commercial software.
+bzip-*			ports/archivers/bzip	Some algorithms used may
+						infringe certain US patents.
+						Opinions differ. Commercial 
+						use could render you liable 
+						to unfriendly legal action.
+cap60/*			ports/net/cap		Don't sell for profit
+cku190.tar.gz		ports/comms/kermit	Restrictive copyright
+contool-*		ports/sysutils/contool	Don't incorporate the source
+						code into a product which is
+						subsequently sold.
+cosmo/*			ports/games/cosmo	Possible copyright infringement
+cs-0.3			ports/devel/cs		License required for
+						redistribution on CDROM.
+dc3play-*		ports/graphics/dc3play	No redistribution due to
+						beta status
+dgd/dgd-1.0.37.tar.gz	ports/net/dgd		License required for commercial
+						use as a server, and even for
+						distribution of sources and/or
+						binaries into a corporate
+						environment.
+dgd/1.0.*		ports/net/dgd		ditto
+dgd/2.4.5-for-1.0.37.tgz ports/net/dgd-lpmud	No monetary gain. No point in
+						distributing a package, since
+						it depends on dgd, which has
+						restrictions on distribution.
+						Source tarball may go on CDROM.
+dgd/net-*		ports/net/dgd-net	Same as dgd
+dnews			ports/news/dnews	Same as dnews3.
+dnews3			ports/news/dnews	Only free for schools and
+						universities, but they have to
+						register as well. 4 weeks of
+						free trial for everybody.
+						We currently ask for permission
+						to put a package on the CD-ROM.
+fmsx-*			ports/emulators/fmsx	Unclear legal status of
+						distributed ROMs.
+fwtk-*			ports/security/fwtk	No redistribution allowed
+Frisk-*			ports/games/xfrisk	Copyright/trademark violation?
+glimpse-*		ports/misc/glimpse	Don't sell for profit
+giftool-*		ports/graphics/giftool	Don't redistribute for profit
+JDK-*			ports/lang/jdk		Put copyright on packaging!
+kaffe-0.9.1		ports/lang/kaffe	Restrictive copyright
+maxima-5.0-beta		ports/math/maxima	License required
+mikmod-2.14.tar.gz	ports/audio/mikmod	Registration required for 
+				redistribution of the source and commercial
+				use of the binaries
+mmv/*			ports/misc/mmv		Restrictive/unclear copyright
+msql-*			ports/databases/msql	Not free for commercial org.
+netscape-*		ports/net/netscape	Commercial product
+prodosemu.*		ports/emulators/prodosemu	Restrictive copyright on the ROM image
+qvplay-*		ports/graphics/qvplay	No redistribution due to
+						beta status
+quake101.zip		ports/games/quakeserver	Shareware
+radius-2.4.21		ports/net/radius	Restrictive copyright in
+						src/rlmadmin.c
+rkive3.1.tar.gz		ports/news/rkive	Restrictive copyright
+rman-2.4.tar.Z		ports/misc/rman		Restrictive copyright
+rzsz3_36.zip		ports/comms/rzsz	Restrictive copyright
+Scilab-*		ports/math/Scilab	Don't sell for profit.
+sim-2.3.tar.gz		ports/emulators/sim	No commercial use
+socks5-*		ports/net/socks5	No commercial use
+stonx-*			ports/emulators/stonx	Contains ROM (C) by Atari
+su2-1.3.tar.gz		ports/sysutils/su2	Don't sell for profit.
+taipei16.bdf.gz		ports/chinese/big5con	font is transformed from
+						a font with restrictive
+						copyright
+timidity-*		ports/audio/timidity	Uses copyrighted patches.
+tkman-1.7.3.tar.Z	ports/misc/tkman	Restrictive copyright
+uzap.tar.gz             ports/editors/uzap      Restrictive copyright
+vfrb101e.taz		ports/security/vscan	Commercial software
+webcopy.tgz		ports/www/webcopy	Don't sell for profit
+xev*.tar.gz		ports/games/xbat	Possible copyright infringement
+xgs-*			ports/emulators/xgs	Contains ROM (C) by Apple
+xinvaders-*		ports/games/xinvaders	Don't sell for profit
+xrisk-2.13.tar.Z	ports/games/xrisk	Copyright/trademark violation?