Some files are covered by different licenses that are compatible with
the GPLv2.
-As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
-"GPL version 3 or later" license. Note that only the tool itself
-is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
-pidl authors do not consider generated code a derived work of pidl.
+As a notable exception, some utilities distributed with the Wireshark source are
+covered by other licenses that are not themselves directly compatible with the
+GPLv2. This is OK, as only the tools themselves are licensed this way, the
+output of the tools is not considered a derived work, and so can be safely
+licensed for Wireshark's use. An incomplete selection of these tools includes:
+ - the pidl utility (tools/pidl) is licensed under the GPLv3+.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public
License or any other license.
-If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application, then
+If you integrate all or part of Wireshark into your own application, then
that application must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
-The full text of the GNU GPL and the other applicable licenses follows.
+The full text of the GNU GPL and some of the other applicable licenses follows.
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