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-$OpenBSD: README,v 1.1 2001/08/18 13:12:57 espie Exp $
+$OpenBSD: README,v 1.2 2016/09/03 22:32:04 benno Exp $
 
-Some of the software in this subtree follows special rules.
+This directory contains software that is Gigantic and Nasty but
+Unavoidable.
 
-Specifically, the FSF not only wants the GPL licence, but they
-also insist that you assign your copyright to the FSF for anything
-but trivial changes.
+Some, but not all, of the software in this subtree follows special
+rules, i.e.  licences other than BSD.
 
 So:
 - check the history of external code before importing it.
-- be ready to arrange for copyright papers somewhat in advance if
-you want to work on it (the FSF takes a few months to process these).
+- for GPL software be ready to arrange for copyright papers somewhat
+in advance if you want to work on it (the FSF takes a few months to
+process these).
 
 Otherwise, changes might not make it to the main distribution, and may
 need some further maintenance over time, or risk getting lost.