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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/README b/contrib/perl5/README deleted file mode 100644 index 28c5de8..0000000 --- a/contrib/perl5/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,96 +0,0 @@ - - Perl Kit, Version 5.0 - - Copyright 1989-2001, Larry Wall - All rights reserved. - - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of either: - - a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free - Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any - later version, or - - b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this Kit. - - 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 either - the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this - Kit, in the file named "Artistic". If not, I'll be glad to provide one. - - You should also have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this program in the file named "Copying". If not, write to the - Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA - 02111-1307, USA or visit their web page on the internet at - http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html. - - For those of you that choose to use the GNU General Public License, - my interpretation of the GNU General Public License is that no Perl - script falls under the terms of the GPL unless you explicitly put - said script under the terms of the GPL yourself. Furthermore, any - object code linked with perl does not automatically fall under the - terms of the GPL, provided such object code only adds definitions - of subroutines and variables, and does not otherwise impair the - resulting interpreter from executing any standard Perl script. I - consider linking in C subroutines in this manner to be the moral - equivalent of defining subroutines in the Perl language itself. You - may sell such an object file as proprietary provided that you provide - or offer to provide the Perl source, as specified by the GNU General - Public License. (This is merely an alternate way of specifying input - to the program.) You may also sell a binary produced by the dumping of - a running Perl script that belongs to you, provided that you provide or - offer to provide the Perl source as specified by the GPL. (The - fact that a Perl interpreter and your code are in the same binary file - is, in this case, a form of mere aggregation.) This is my interpretation - of the GPL. If you still have concerns or difficulties understanding - my intent, feel free to contact me. Of course, the Artistic License - spells all this out for your protection, so you may prefer to use that. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Perl is a language that combines some of the features of C, sed, awk -and shell. See the manual page for more hype. There are also many Perl -books available, covering a wide variety of topics, from various publishers. -See pod/perlbook.pod for more information. - -Please read all the directions below before you proceed any further, and -then follow them carefully. - -After you have unpacked your kit, you should have all the files listed -in MANIFEST. - -Installation - -1) Detailed instructions are in the file "INSTALL", which you should -read if you are either installing on a system resembling Unix -or porting perl to another platform. For non-Unix platforms, see the -corresponding README. - -2) Read the manual entries before running perl. - -3) IMPORTANT! Help save the world! Communicate any problems and suggested -patches to perlbug@perl.org so we can keep the world in sync. -If you have a problem, there's someone else out there who either has had -or will have the same problem. It's usually helpful if you send the -output of the "myconfig" script in the main perl directory. - -If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the perlbug script in the "utils" -subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report. - -If possible, send in patches such that the patch program will apply them. -Context diffs are the best, then normal diffs. Don't send ed scripts-- -I've probably changed my copy since the version you have. - -The latest versions of perl are always available on the various CPAN -(Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites around the world. -See <URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/>. - - -Just a personal note: I want you to know that I create nice things like this -because it pleases the Author of my story. If this bothers you, then your -notion of Authorship needs some revision. But you can use perl anyway. :-) - - The author. |
