Users Guide

7-Zip

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License for use and distribution

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The licenses for files are:

1) 7z.dll:

- The "GNU LGPL" as main license for most of the code

- The "GNU LGPL" with "unRAR license restriction" for some code

- The "BSD 3-clause License" for some code

2) All other files: the "GNU LGPL".

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce related license information from this file.

Note:

You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including a computer in a commercial

organization. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip.

GNU LGPL information

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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or

modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public

License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either

version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU

Lesser General Public License for more details.

You can receive a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License from

http://www.gnu.org/

BSD 3-clause License

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The "BSD 3-clause License" is used for the code in 7z.dll that implements LZFSE data decompression.

That code was derived from the code in the "LZFSE compression library" developed by Apple Inc,

that also uses the "BSD 3-clause License":

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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following

conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer

in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. Neither the name of the copyright holder(s) nor the names of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products

derived

from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR

IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

Third party licenses