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Add `can I put PuTTY on a coverdisk / bundle it / etc' to the FAQ in

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case people are incapable of spotting it on the Feedback page. Also
add to both locations Owen's point about first-line support.

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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.66 2004/03/31 09:00:39 jacob Exp $
\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.67 2004/03/31 12:50:17 simon Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
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something worthwhile, ask us first. If you don't like these terms,
feel perfectly free not to donate. We don't mind.
\S{faq-permission}{Question} Can I have permission to put PuTTY on a
cover disk / distribute it with other software / etc?
Yes. You need not bother asking us explicitly for permission. You
already have permission. Redistribution of the unmodified PuTTY
binary in this way is entirely permitted by our licence, and you are
welcome to do it as much as you like.
If you are distributing PuTTY within your own organisation, or for
use with your own product, then we recommend (but do not insist)
that you offer your own first-line technical support, to answer
questions directly relating to the interaction of PuTTY with your
particular environment. If your users mail us directly, we won't be
able to give them very much help about things specific to your own
setup.
\H{faq-misc} Miscellaneous questions
\S{faq-openssh}{Question} Is PuTTY a port of OpenSSH, or based on

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\versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.16 2004/02/22 16:52:27 jacob Exp $
\versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.17 2004/03/31 12:50:17 simon Exp $
\A{feedback} Feedback and bug reporting
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then \e{permission is already granted}. You don't have to mail us
and ask. Just go ahead and do it. We don't mind.
(If you want to distribute PuTTY alongside your own application for
use with that application, or if you want to distribute PuTTY within
your own organisation, then we recommend you offer your own
first-line technical support, to answer questions about the
interaction of PuTTY with your environment. If your users mail us
directly, we won't be able to tell them anything useful about your
specific setup.)
If you want to use parts of the PuTTY source code in another
program, then it might be worth mailing us to talk about technical
details, but if all you want is to ask permission then you don't