This is Debian GNU/Linux's prepackaged version of the FSF's GNU Readline library. This package was put together by Matthias Klose , derived from the bash package by Guy Maor , from the GNU sources at ftp.gnu.org:/pub/gnu/readline/readline-5.0.tar.gz. The GNU Readline Library 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 2, or (at your option) any later version. The GNU Readline 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 General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License with your Debian GNU/Linux system, in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or with the Debian GNU/Linux bash source package as the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, A 02110-1301, USA.