From:	Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Copyright of flex?
Date:	Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:51:35 -0500
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Peter Palotas wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm wondering what the copyright on flex is? (Or where it is
> perhaps)...
> 
> Is it the same as Bison, i.e. that you can't use it without making all
> of your code GPL?

The version of flex at the DJGPP repository (flex-2.5-4) carries a BSD
like license.  The license is in the source archive (flx254s.zip).  The
documentation (flx254d.zip) archive includes a copy of the GPL, which I
think is an error.

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