pthreads-win32 - a POSIX threads library for Microsoft WindowsThis file is Copyrighted------------------------    This file is covered under the following Copyright:	Copyright (C) 2001 Ross P. Johnson	All rights reserved.	Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies	of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.Pthreads-win32 is covered by the GNU Lesser General Public License------------------------------------------------------------------    Pthreads-win32 is open software; you can redistribute it and/or    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License    as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1 of the    License.    Pthreads-win32 is several binary link libraries, several modules,    associated interface definition files and scripts used to control    its compilation and installation.    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A copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License is distributed with    pthreads-win32 under the filename:	    COPYING.LIB    You should have received a copy of the version 2.1 GNU Lesser General    Public License with pthreads-win32; if not, write to:	    Free Software Foundation, Inc.	    59 Temple Place	    Suite 330	    Boston, MA	02111-1307	    USA    The contact addresses for pthreads-win32 is as follows:	Web:	http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32        Email:  Ross Johnson <rpj@ise.canberra.edu.au>, or                Ross.Johnson@canberra.edu.auPthreads-win32 copyrights and exception files---------------------------------------------    With the exception of the files listed below, Pthreads-win32    is covered under the following GNU Lesser General Public License    Copyrights:	Pthreads-win32 - POSIX Threads Library for Win32	Copyright(C) 1998 John E. Bossom	Copyright(C) 1999,2002 Pthreads-win32 contributors	The current list of contributors is contained        in the file CONTRIBUTORS included with the source	code distribution. The current list of CONTRIBUTORS	can also be seen at the following WWW location:        http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/contributors.html	Contact Email: rpj@ise.canberra.edu.au    These files are not covered under one of the Copyrights listed above:            COPYING	    COPYING.LIB            tests/rwlock7.c    This file, COPYING, is distributed under the Copyright found at the    top of this file.  It is important to note that you may distribute    verbatim copies of this file but you may not modify this file.    The file COPYING.LIB, which contains a copy of the version 2.1    GNU Lesser General Public License, is itself copyrighted by the    Free Software Foundation, Inc.  Please note that the Free Software    Foundation, Inc. does NOT have a copyright over Pthreads-win32,    only the COPYING.LIB that is supplied with pthreads-win32.    The file tests/rwlock7.c is derived from code written by    Dave Butenhof for his book 'Programming With POSIX(R) Threads'.    The original code was obtained by free download from his website    http://home.earthlink.net/~anneart/family/Threads/source.html    and did not contain a copyright or author notice. It is assumed to    be freely distributable.    In all cases one may use and distribute these exception files freely.    And because one may freely distribute the LGPL covered files, the    entire pthreads-win32 source may be freely used and distributed.General Copyleft and License info---------------------------------    For general information on Copylefts, see:	http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/    For information on GNU Lesser General Public Licenses, see:	http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html	http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txtWhy pthreads-win32 did not use the GNU General Public License-------------------------------------------------------------    The goal of the pthreads-win32 project has been to    provide a quality and complete implementation of the POSIX    threads API for Microsoft Windows within the limits imposed    by virtue of it being a stand-alone library and not    linked directly to other POSIX compliant libraries. For    example, some functions and features, such as those based    on POSIX signals, are missing.    Pthreads-win32 is a library, available in several different    versions depending on supported compilers, and may be used    as a dynamically linked module or a statically linked set of    binary modules. It is not an application on it's own.    It was fully intended that pthreads-win32 be usable with    commercial software not covered by either the GPL or the LGPL    licenses. Pthreads-win32 has many contributors to it's    code base, many of whom have done so because they have    used the library in commercial or proprietry software    projects.    Releasing pthreads-win32 under the LGPL ensures that the    library can be used widely, while at the same time ensures    that bug fixes and improvements to the pthreads-win32 code    itself is returned to benefit all current and future users    of the library.    Although pthreads-win32 makes it possible for applications    that use POSIX threads to be ported to Win32 platforms, the    broader goal of the project is to encourage the use of open    standards, and in particular, to make it just a little easier    for developers writing Win32 applications to consider    widening the potential market for their products.