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License.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Compilation Copyright (c) 1995-2010 by Wei Dai. All rights reserved.
+Compilation Copyright (c) 1995-2013 by Wei Dai. All rights reserved.
 This copyright applies only to this software distribution package 
 as a compilation, and does not imply a copyright on any particular 
 file in the package.
@@ -21,42 +21,31 @@ Paulo Baretto - rijndael.cpp, skipjack.cpp, square.cpp
 Richard De Moliner - safer.cpp
 Matthew Skala - twofish.cpp
 Kevin Springle - camellia.cpp, shacal2.cpp, ttmac.cpp, whrlpool.cpp, ripemd.cpp
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this compilation for
-any purpose, including commercial applications, is hereby granted
-without fee, subject to the following restrictions:
-
-1. Any copy or modification of this compilation in any form, except
-in object code form as part of an application software, must include
-the above copyright notice and this license.
-
-2. Users of this software agree that any modification or extension
-they provide to Wei Dai will be considered public domain and not
-copyrighted unless it includes an explicit copyright notice.
-
-3. Wei Dai makes no warranty or representation that the operation of the
-software in this compilation will be error-free, and Wei Dai is under no
-obligation to provide any services, by way of maintenance, update, or
-otherwise. THE SOFTWARE AND ANY DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
-WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL WEI DAI OR ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR BE LIABLE FOR
-DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF
-ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
-4. Users will not use Wei Dai or any other contributor's name in any 
-publicity or advertising, without prior written consent in each case.
-
-5. Export of this software from the United States may require a
-specific license from the United States Government. It is the
-responsibility of any person or organization contemplating export
-to obtain such a license before exporting.
-
-6. Certain parts of this software may be protected by patents. It
-is the users' responsibility to obtain the appropriate
-licenses before using those parts.
-
-If this compilation is used in object code form in an application
-software, acknowledgement of the author is not required but would be
-appreciated. The contribution of any useful modifications or extensions
-to Wei Dai is not required but would also be appreciated.
+Ronny Van Keer - sha3.cpp
+
+The Crypto++ Library (as a compilation) is currently licensed under the Boost
+Software License 1.0 (http://www.boost.org/users/license.html).
+
+Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization
+obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by
+this license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute,
+execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of the
+Software, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished to
+do so, all subject to the following:
+
+The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including
+the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer,
+must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and
+all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative
+works are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated by
+a source language processor.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT
+SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.