if sub-projects cannot mandate any terms to our license, we should not force any

[friendica.git] / LICENSE

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 38b32db2253a06b5b73c7cb192cb2b384eb36548..01fe880bddd22da67d3b3a645e69dedc40881246 100644 (file)
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -23,3 +23,16 @@
 * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+Friendika incorporates other software which may be licensed under different 
+terms and conditions. Some system libraries which are supplied with and
+incorporated into Friendika were provided by their respective authors under
+the LGPL (Lesser GNU Public License) and may result in legal encumberance if 
+you make any code changes to these libraries. 
+
+Addon or "plugin" modules (within the 'addon' directory) are licensed under
+terms provided by the respective software author or authors of those works,
+and MAY include copyleft licenses such as GPLv3, AGPL, and/or commercial
+licenses. For the purposes of licensing, addon modules are considered separate
+standalone works. 
+