diff --git a/docs/legal-notices.xml b/docs/legal-notices.xml index f6f01d2e4..eca267ba1 100644 --- a/docs/legal-notices.xml +++ b/docs/legal-notices.xml @@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ GNU General Public License -The Nmap Security Scanner is (C) 1996–2015 Insecure.Com -LLC. Nmap is also a registered trademark of Insecure.Com LLC. 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 (GPL), BUT ONLY WITH ALL OF THE -CLARIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN. This guarantees your -right to use, modify, and redistribute this software under certain -conditions. If you wish to embed Nmap technology into proprietary -software, we sell alternative licenses (contact -sales@nmap.com). Dozens of software vendors already -license Nmap technology such as host discovery, port scanning, OS -detection, version detection, and the Nmap Scripting Engine. +The Nmap Security Scanner is (C) 1996–2016 Insecure.Com +LLC ("The Nmap Project"). Nmap is also a registered trademark of the +Nmap Project. This program 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 +(GPL), BUT ONLY WITH ALL OF THE CLARIFICATIONS AND +EXCEPTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN. This guarantees your right to use, +modify, and redistribute this software under certain conditions. If +you wish to embed Nmap technology into proprietary software, we sell +alternative licenses (contact sales@nmap.com). Dozens +of software vendors already license Nmap technology such as host +discovery, port scanning, OS detection, version detection, and the +Nmap Scripting Engine. Note that the GPL places important restrictions on derivative works, yet it does not provide a detailed definition of that term. To avoid @@ -62,13 +63,24 @@ a whole. -As another special exception to the GPL terms, Insecure.Com LLC grants +As another special exception to the GPL terms, the Nmap Project grants permission to link the code of this program with any version of the OpenSSL library which is distributed under a license identical to that listed in the included docs/licenses/OpenSSL.txt -file, and distribute linked combinations including the two.OpenSSLlinking exception +file, and distribute linked combinations including the +two.OpenSSLlinking +exception + +The Nmap Project has permission to redistribute Npcap, a packet +capturing driver and library for the Microsoft Windows platform. +Npcap is a separate work with it's own license rather than this Nmap +license. Since the Npcap license does not permit redistribution +without special permission, our Nmap Windows binary packages which +contain Npcap may not be redistributed without special +permission. + Any redistribution of Covered Software, including any derived works, must obey and carry forward all of the terms of this license, including @@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ instead of these. Creative Commons License for this Nmap Guide - This Nmap Reference Guide is (C) 2005–2012 Insecure.Com LLC. It is + This Nmap Reference Guide is (C) 2005–2016 Insecure.Com LLC. It is hereby placed under version 3.0 of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This allows you redistribute and modify @@ -126,20 +138,19 @@ instead of these. 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. -Source code also allows you to port Nmap to new platforms, fix bugs, -and add new features. You are highly encouraged to send your changes -to dev@nmap.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 above. If you wish -to specify special license conditions of your contributions, just say -so when you send them. +Source code also allows you to port Nmap to new platforms, fix +bugs, and add new features. You are highly encouraged to send your +changes to dev@nmap.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 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 above. If you wish to specify special license conditions of +your contributions, just say so when you send them. @@ -234,15 +245,16 @@ This software was supported in part through the Export +OpenSSL support, the Nmap Project believes that Nmap is not subject to +U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) export control. As such, -there is no applicable ECCN (export control classification number) -and exportation does not require any special license, permit, or other +there is no applicable ECCN (export control classification number) and +exportation does not require any special license, permit, or other governmental authorization. When compiled with OpenSSL support or distributed as source -code, Insecure.Com LLC believes that Nmap falls under +code, the Nmap Project believes that Nmap falls under U.S. ECCN 5D002 (Information Security Software). We distribute Nmap