From: Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:11:08 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Talk about license in intro to docs.
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Talk about license in intro to docs.
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diff --git a/doc/intro.texi b/doc/intro.texi
index 7bdd7e5..2897a3a 100644
--- a/doc/intro.texi
+++ b/doc/intro.texi
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ projects.
 
 @menu
 * Getting Started::             
+* Pintos License::              
 * Pintos Trivia::               
 @end menu
 
@@ -241,6 +242,23 @@ options.  These options must be specified @emph{after} the
 but you can see a list of them using the @option{-u} option, e.g.@:
 @code{pintos run -u}.
 
+@node Pintos License
+@section Pintos License
+
+Pintos is distributed under a liberal license that allows it to be
+freely used, modified, and distributed.  Students and others own their
+own code and may use it for any purpose.  In the context of Stanford's
+CS 140 course, please respect the spirit and the letter of the honor
+code by refraining from reading any homework solutions available
+online or elsewhere.  (Source code for other operating system kernels,
+such as Linux or FreeBSD, is of course fair game.)
+
+Please refer to the @file{LICENSE} file at the top level of the Pintos
+source distribution for license details.
+
+There is NO WARRANTY for Pintos, not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
 @node Pintos Trivia
 @section Pintos Trivia