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@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Most parts of Wireshark are covered by a "GPL version 2 or later" LICENSE.
Some files are covered by different licenses that are compatible with
the GPLv2.
As a notable exception the pidl utility at tools/pidl is covered by a
-"GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE.
+"GPL version 3 or later" LICENSE. Note that only the tool itself
+is covered by this license, not the source code generated by it. The
+pidl authors do not consider that code a derived work of pidl.
Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public