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+ FreeType Patents Disclaimer
+ August 1999
+
+
+
+WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT APPLE OWNS SEVERAL PATENTS RELATED TO THE
+RENDERING OF TRUETYPE FONTS. THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE FREE USE OF
+FREETYPE MIGHT BE ILLEGAL IN THE USA, JAPAN, AND POSSIBLY OTHER
+COUNTRIES, BE IT IN COMMERCIAL OR OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS.
+
+FOR MORE DETAILS, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO GO TO THE FREETYPE
+PATENTS PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
+
+ http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
+
+WE WILL NOT PLACE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE AS THE SITUATION IS STILL
+UNDETERMINED FOR NOW. AT THE TIME THESE LINES ARE WRITTEN, WE HAVE
+CONTACTED APPLE'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR
+ANSWER ON THE SUBJECT.
+
+PLEASE READ THE `INSTALL' FILE TO SEE HOW TO DISABLE THE ENGINE'S
+BYTECODE INTERPRETER IN ORDER TO BUILD A PATENT-FREE ENGINE, AT THE
+COST OF RENDERING QUALITY.
+
+
+--- end of PATENTS ---