dual license

doc/COPYING

@@ -1,12 +1,77 @@
-            GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+COPYING -- Describes the terms under which sqlmap is distributed. A copy
-               Version 2, June 1991
+of the GNU General Public License (GPL) is appended to this file.
 
- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+sqlmap is (C) 2006-2012 Bernardo Damele Assumpcao Guimaraes, Miroslav Stampar.
-                       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+This program is free software; you may redistribute and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation; Version 2 with the clarifications and exceptions
+described below. This guarantees your right to use, modify, and
+redistribute this software under certain conditions. If you wish to embed
+sqlmap technology into proprietary software, we sell alternative licenses
+(contact dev@sqlmap.org).
+
+Note that the GPL places important restrictions on "derived works", yet it
+does not provide a detailed definition of that term. To avoid
+misunderstandings, we interpret that term as broadly as copyright law
+allows. For example, we consider an application to constitute a "derived
+work" for the purpose of this license if it does any of the following:
+* Integrates source code from sqlmap.
+* Reads or includes sqlmap copyrighted data files, such as xml/queries.xml
+* Executes sqlmap and parses the results (as opposed to typical shell or
+  execution-menu apps, which simply display raw sqlmap output and so are
+  not derivative works).
+* Integrates/includes/aggregates sqlmap into a proprietary executable
+  installer, such as those produced by InstallShield.
+* Links to a library or executes a program that does any of the above
+
+The term "sqlmap" should be taken to also include any portions or derived
+works of sqlmap. This list is not exclusive, but is meant to clarify our
+interpretation of derived works with some common examples. Our
+interpretation applies only to sqlmap - we do not speak for other people's
+GPL works.
+
+If you have any questions about the GPL licensing restrictions on using
+sqlmap in non-GPL works, we would be happy to help. As mentioned above,
+we also offer alternative license to integrate sqlmap into proprietary
+applications and appliances.
+
+If you received these files with a written license agreement or contract
+stating terms other than the terms above, then that alternative license
+agreement takes precedence over these comments.
+
+Source is provided to this software because we believe users have a right
+to know exactly what a program is going to do before they run it.
+
+Source code also allows you to fix bugs and add new features. You are
+highly encouraged to send your changes to dev@sqlmap.org for possible
+incorporation into the main distribution. By sending these changes to the
+sqlmap developers, to the mailing lists, or via Git pull request, checking
+them into the sqlmap source code repository, it is understood (unless you
+specify otherwise) that you are offering the sqlmap project the unlimited,
+non-exclusive right to reuse, modify, and relicense the code. sqlmap will
+always be available Open Source, but this is important because the
+inability to relicense code has caused devastating problems for other Free
+Software projects (such as KDE and NASM). If you wish to specify special
+license conditions of your contributions, just say so when you send them.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License v2.0 for more details at
+http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html , or below
+
+****************************************************************************
+
+                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+                       Version 2, June 1991
+
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
-                Preamble
+                            Preamble
 
   The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
 freedom to share and change it.  By contrast, the GNU General Public
@@ -15,7 +80,7 @@ software--to make sure the software is free for all its users.  This
 General Public License applies to most of the Free Software
 Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to
 using it.  (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by
-the GNU Library General Public License instead.)  You can apply it to
+the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.)  You can apply it to
 your programs, too.
 
   When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not
@@ -56,7 +121,7 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all.
   The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and
 modification follow.
 
-            GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+                    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
 
   0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains
@@ -255,7 +320,7 @@ make exceptions for this.  Our decision will be guided by the two goals
 of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and
 of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
 
-                NO WARRANTY
+                            NO WARRANTY
 
   11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
 FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN
@@ -277,9 +342,9 @@ YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
 PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 
-             END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
+                     END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
-        How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+            How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
 
   If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest
 possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it
@@ -303,10 +368,9 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
 
@@ -336,5 +400,5 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
 proprietary programs.  If your program is a subroutine library, you may
 consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
-library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General
+library.  If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General
 Public License instead of this License.