-The following points clarify the QEMU licenses:
+The following points clarify the QEMU license:
-1) The QEMU virtual CPU core library (libqemu.a) and the QEMU PC
- system emulator are released under the GNU Lesser General Public
- License.
+1) QEMU as a whole is released under the GNU General Public License
-2) The Linux user mode QEMU emulator is released under the GNU General
- Public License.
+2) Parts of QEMU have specific licenses which are compatible with the
+GNU General Public License. Hence each source file contains its own
+licensing information.
-3) The QEMU Accelerator Module is a proprietary product. It is
- available without charge. Commercial use of the QEMU Accelerator
- Module is allowed.
-
- Redistribution of the QEMU Accelerator Module: any person or
- organisation wishing to distribute it, for example on a CD or as a
- binary or source package, must have an explicit authorization from
- the author.
+In particular, the QEMU virtual CPU core library (libqemu.a) is
+released under the GNU Lesser General Public License. Many hardware
+device emulation sources are released under the BSD license.
- The QEMU Accelerator Module is available without any express or
- implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for
- any damages arising from the use of this software.
+3) The Tiny Code Generator (TCG) is released under the BSD license
+ (see license headers in files).
4) QEMU is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard.
-
Fabrice Bellard.
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