Release specific files under MIT license.

GJDuck · GJDuck · commit 17dcf5c79f2b · 2020-10-27T18:04:18.000+08:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ rewrite `x86_64` Linux ELF binaries
 ***without modifying the set of jump targets***.
 To do so, E9Patch uses a set of novel low-level binary rewriting
 techniques, such as *instruction punning, padding and eviction* that can
-insert or replace binary code *without the need to move existing
-instructions*.
+insert or replace binary code without the need to move existing
+instructions.
 Since existing instructions are not moved, the set of jump targets
 remains unchanged, meaning that calls/jumps do not need to be corrected
 (including cross binary calls/jumps).
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ has been improved.
 
 This software has been released under the GNU Public License (GPL) Version 3.
 
+Some specific files are released under the MIT license (check the file
+preamble).
+
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 This work was partially supported by the National Satellite of Excellence in
diff --git a/examples/plugins/example.cpp b/examples/plugins/example.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
  * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
  * IN THE SOFTWARE.
  *
- * NOTE: This file (and only this file) is under the MIT license, whereas
- *       the rest of the E9Tool/E9Patch source code is GPLv3.
+ * NOTE: As a special exception, this file is under the MIT license.  The
+ *       rest of the E9Patch/E9Tool source code is under the GPLv3 license.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/e9patch/e9loader.cpp b/src/e9patch/e9loader.cpp
@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@
  * e9loader.cpp
  * Copyright (C) 2020 National University of Singapore
  *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  * 
- * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * NOTE: As a special exception, this file is under the MIT license.  The
+ *       rest of the E9Patch/E9Tool source code is under the GPLv3 license.
  */
 
 #include <cerrno>
