This is Debian GNU/Linux's prepackaged Archive::Tar.  This is a perl
modules intended to make manipulating tar files quick, easy and
reliable.

This package was put together by Michael Alan Dorman
<mdorman@debian.org>.  The original sources should always be available
from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN). Visit
<URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/> to find a CPAN site near you.

The only change for the Debian package was the addition of the debian/
files.  It is now maintained by the current Archive::Tar developer,
Stephen Zander <gibreel@pobox.com>

The Archive::Tar copright is as follows:


Archive::Tar is Copyright 1997 Calle Dybedahl. All rights reserved.
                Copyright 1998 Stephen Zander. All rights reserved.

It is currently developed by Stephen Zander <gibreel@pobox.com>


        This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of either:

        a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
        Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
        later version, or

        b) the "Artistic License"

        See:

        /usr/share/common-licenses/Artistic
        /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL

        For more information regarding these licensing options

