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| subject to the following clarification and special exception to the GPLv2, | |
| based on the GNU Project exception for its Classpath libraries, known as the | |
| GNU Classpath Exception. | |
| Note that Oracle includes multiple, independent programs in this software | |
| package. Some of those programs are provided under licenses deemed | |
| incompatible with the GPLv2 by the Free Software Foundation and others. | |
| For example, the package includes programs licensed under the Apache | |
| License, Version 2.0 and may include FreeType. Such programs are licensed | |
| to you under their original licenses. | |
| Oracle facilitates your further distribution of this package by adding the | |
| Classpath Exception to the necessary parts of its GPLv2 code, which permits | |
| you to use that code in combination with other independent modules not | |
| licensed under the GPLv2. However, note that this would not permit you to | |
| commingle code under an incompatible license with Oracle's GPLv2 licensed | |
| code by, for example, cutting and pasting such code into a file also | |
| containing Oracle's GPLv2 licensed code and then distributing the result. | |
| Additionally, if you were to remove the Classpath Exception from any of the | |
| files to which it applies and distribute the result, you would likely be | |
| required to license some or all of the other code in that distribution under | |
| the GPLv2 as well, and since the GPLv2 is incompatible with the license terms | |
| of some items included in the distribution by Oracle, removing the Classpath | |
| Exception could therefore effectively compromise your ability to further | |
| distribute the package. | |
| Failing to distribute notices associated with some files may also create | |
| unexpected legal consequences. | |
| Proceed with caution and we recommend that you obtain the advice of a lawyer | |
| skilled in open source matters before removing the Classpath Exception or | |
| making modifications to this package which may subsequently be redistributed | |
| and/or involve the use of third party software. | |