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From: kgorlen@alw.nih.gov (Keith Gorlen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: GNU infection in NIH
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Date: 15 Mar 91 02:57:34 GMT
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In article <1991Mar12.221804.22466@convex.com>, streepy@convex.com (Larry Streepy) writes:
|> 
|> I just came across a problem in the NIH C++ class library.  It seems that
|> the NIH library contains GNU code to implement its regex class.  This
|> fact is UNDOCUMENTED in the NIH distribution.

There should be a file named "COPYRIGHT" in the top level directory of the
NIHCL distribution kit.  The COPYRIGHT file contains the following:

	The following applies to the NIH Class Library, unless noted otherwise
	in the source file:

	THIS SOFTWARE FITS THE DESCRIPTION IN THE U.S. COPYRIGHT ACT OF A
	"UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WORK".  IT WAS WRITTEN AS A PART OF THE
	AUTHOR'S OFFICIAL DUTIES AS A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.  THIS MEANS IT
	CANNOT BE COPYRIGHTED.  THIS SOFTWARE IS FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE
	PUBLIC FOR USE WITHOUT A COPYRIGHT NOTICE, AND THERE ARE NO
	RESTRICTIONS ON ITS USE, NOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY.

	An exception to this are the files lib/regex.h and lib/regex/regex.c.,
	which are Copyright (C) 1985 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  See these
	files for the terms and conditions governing this software.

If this file isn't in your kit, please let me know what the version # is and
where you obtained it from.

Thanks.

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