This package was first debianized by Kevin Dalley . It is now maintained by Julien BLACHE , initially with the help of Aurélien JARNO . It was downloaded from : ftp://ftp.sane-project.org/pub/sane/ Upstream Authors : see /usr/share/doc/libsane/AUTHORS.gz Verbatim copy of the LICENSE : ******************************************************************************** Mon Nov 30 22:41:58 1998 This files attempts to clarify the licensing situation for the SANE distribution. In case of doubt, the copyright information contained in each file overrides what is said here. SANE consists of three parts each of which has its own licensing terms: * The frontend programs. These programs are generally protected by the GNU General Public License. (See file COPYING.) * The backend libraries. Backend libraries are protected by the GNU General Public License (see file COPYING), but as an exception, it is permissible to link against such a library without affecting the licensing status of the program that uses the libraries. For details, see the copyright notice at the head of the backend files (e.g., backend/dll.c). Note that some of the backends have additional licensing constraints. E.g., the DC210 backend uses JPG code that is licensed as described in backend/djpeg.README.gz. * The SANE API and network protocol as put forth in the standard document. The standard is considered to be in the public domain. Anyone is free to implement SANE interface conforming applications or libraries in any way he or she sees fit. ******************************************************************************** On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License (the "COPYING" file referred to above) can be found in the /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 file.