diff --git a/ncat/docs/ncat.1 b/ncat/docs/ncat.1 index e1f58710e..dad4f04c2 100644 --- a/ncat/docs/ncat.1 +++ b/ncat/docs/ncat.1 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: Ncat .\" Author: [see the "Authors" section] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 -.\" Date: 06/16/2012 +.\" Date: 09/18/2012 .\" Manual: Ncat Reference Guide .\" Source: Ncat .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "NCAT" "1" "06/16/2012" "Ncat" "Ncat Reference Guide" +.TH "NCAT" "1" "09/18/2012" "Ncat" "Ncat Reference Guide" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -563,3 +563,78 @@ The original Netcat was written by *Hobbit* hobbit@avian\&.org\&. While Ncat isn\*(Aqt built on any code from the \(lqtraditional\(rq Netcat (or any other implementation), Ncat is most definitely based on Netcat in spirit and functionality\&. +.SH "LEGAL NOTICES" +.SS "Ncat Copyright and Licensing" +.\" copyright +.\" GNU General Public License +.PP +Ncat is (C) 2005\(en2012 Insecure\&.Com LLC\&. It is distributed as free and open source software under the same license terms as our Nmap software\&. Precise terms and further details are available +from \m[blue]\fB\%http://nmap.org/man/man-legal.html\fR\m[]\&. +.SS "Creative Commons License for this Ncat Guide" +.PP +This +Ncat Reference Guide +is (C) 2005\(en2012 Insecure\&.Com LLC\&. It is hereby placed under version 3\&.0 of the +\m[blue]\fBCreative Commons Attribution License\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&. This allows you redistribute and modify the work as you desire, as long as you credit the original source\&. Alternatively, you may choose to treat this document as falling under the same license as Ncap itself (discussed previously)\&. +.SS "Source Code Availability and Community Contributions" +.PP +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\&. This also allows you to audit the software for security holes (none have been found so far)\&. +.PP +Source code also allows you to port Nmap (which includes Ncat) to new platforms, fix bugs, and add new features\&. You are highly encouraged to send your changes to +nmap\-dev@insecure\&.org +for possible incorporation into the main distribution\&. By sending these changes to Fyodor or one of the Insecure\&.Org development mailing lists, it is assumed that you are offering the Nmap Project (Insecure\&.Com LLC) the unlimited, non\-exclusive right to reuse, modify, and relicense the code\&. Nmap will always be available open source,.\" 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)\&. We also occasionally relicense the code to third parties as discussed in the Nmap man page\&. If you wish to specify special license conditions of your contributions, just say so when you send them\&. +.SS "No Warranty.\" warranty (lack of)" +.PP +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 +\m[blue]\fB\%http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html\fR\m[], or in the +COPYING +file included with Nmap\&. +.SS "Inappropriate Usage" +.PP +Ncat should never be installed with special privileges (e\&.g\&. suid root)\&..\" suid +That would open up a major security vulnerability as other users on the system (or attackers) could use it for privilege escalation\&. +.SS "Third\-Party Software" +.PP +This product includes software developed by the +\m[blue]\fBApache Software Foundation\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2\&. A modified version of the +\m[blue]\fBLibpcap portable packet capture library\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[3]\d\s+2.\" libpcap +is distributed along with Ncat\&. The Windows version of Ncat utilized the Libpcap\-derived +\m[blue]\fBWinPcap library\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[4]\d\s+2.\" WinPcap +instead\&. Certain raw networking functions use the +\m[blue]\fBLibdnet\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[5]\d\s+2.\" libdnet +networking library, which was written by Dug Song\&..\" Song, Dug +A modified version is distributed with Ncat\&. Ncat can optionally link with the +\m[blue]\fBOpenSSL cryptography toolkit\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[6]\d\s+2.\" OpenSSL +for SSL version detection support\&. All of the third\-party software described in this paragraph is freely redistributable under BSD\-style software licenses\&. +.SH "NOTES" +.IP " 1." 4 +Creative Commons Attribution License +.RS 4 +\%http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ +.RE +.IP " 2." 4 +Apache Software Foundation +.RS 4 +\%http://www.apache.org +.RE +.IP " 3." 4 +Libpcap portable packet capture library +.RS 4 +\%http://www.tcpdump.org +.RE +.IP " 4." 4 +WinPcap library +.RS 4 +\%http://www.winpcap.org +.RE +.IP " 5." 4 +Libdnet +.RS 4 +\%http://libdnet.sourceforge.net +.RE +.IP " 6." 4 +OpenSSL cryptography toolkit +.RS 4 +\%http://www.openssl.org +.RE diff --git a/ncat/docs/ncat.xml b/ncat/docs/ncat.xml index 0fe845012..5514eaf36 100644 --- a/ncat/docs/ncat.xml +++ b/ncat/docs/ncat.xml @@ -878,5 +878,101 @@ other implementation), Ncat is most definitely based on Netcat in spirit and functionality. + + + Legal Notices + + + Ncat Copyright and Licensing + copyright + GNU General Public License + + + Ncat is (C) 2005–2012 Insecure.Com LLC. It is distributed + as free and open source software under the same license terms as our + Nmap software. Precise terms and further details are available + from . + in . + + + + Creative Commons License for this Ncat Guide + This Ncat Reference Guide is (C) 2005–2012 Insecure.Com LLC. It is + hereby placed under version 3.0 of the Creative Commons + Attribution License. This allows you redistribute and modify + the work as you desire, as long as you credit the original source. + Alternatively, you may choose to treat this document as falling under + the same license as Ncap itself (discussed previously). + + + + Source Code Availability and Community Contributions + +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. This also allows you to audit the software for security holes +(none have been found so far). + +Source code also allows you to port Nmap (which includes Ncat) +to new platforms, fix bugs, and add new features. You are highly +encouraged to send your changes to +nmap-dev@insecure.org for possible incorporation into +the main distribution. By sending these changes to Fyodor or one of +the Insecure.Org development mailing lists, it is assumed that you are +offering the Nmap Project (Insecure.Com LLC) the unlimited, +non-exclusive right to reuse, modify, and relicense the code. Nmap +will always be available open source,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). We also occasionally +relicense the code to third parties as discussed in the Nmap man page. +If you wish to specify special license conditions of your +contributions, just say so when you send them. + + + +No Warranty<indexterm><primary>warranty (lack of)</primary></indexterm> + +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 , or in the COPYING file +included with Nmap. + + +Inappropriate Usage +Ncat should never be installed with special privileges +(e.g. suid root).suidsetuid +That would open up a major security vulnerability as other users on the +system (or attackers) could use it for privilege escalation. + + + +Third-Party Software + +This product includes software developed by +the Apache Software +Foundation. A modified version of the Libpcap portable packet capture +librarylibpcap +is distributed along with Ncat. +The Windows version of Ncat utilized the Libpcap-derived +WinPcap libraryWinPcap +instead. +Certain raw networking functions use the +Libdnetlibdnet +networking library, which was written by Dug Song.Song, Dug +A modified version is distributed with Ncat. +Ncat can optionally link with the +OpenSSL +cryptography toolkitOpenSSL +for SSL version detection support. +All of the third-party software described in this paragraph is freely +redistributable under BSD-style software licenses. + + + diff --git a/ncat/docs/ncatmanhtml.xml b/ncat/docs/ncatmanhtml.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..260b0306e --- /dev/null +++ b/ncat/docs/ncatmanhtml.xml @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ + + +]> +
+ +Ncat Reference Guide (Man Page) + +&refguide; +