diff --git a/popt/COPYING b/popt/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c7ca876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/popt/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Copyright (c) 1998  Red Hat Software
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall not be
+used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings
+in this Software without prior written authorization from the X Consortium.
diff --git a/popt/acconfig.h b/popt/acconfig.h
index bc5b900f7..3e2b29fda 100644
--- a/popt/acconfig.h
+++ b/popt/acconfig.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 /* acconfig.h
    This file is in the public domain.
 
diff --git a/popt/findme.c b/popt/findme.c
index 1086b2843..1cda62c51 100644
--- a/popt/findme.c
+++ b/popt/findme.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/popt/findme.h b/popt/findme.h
index b4f790a98..fdd01d520 100644
--- a/popt/findme.h
+++ b/popt/findme.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifndef H_FINDME
 #define H_FINDME
 
diff --git a/popt/popt.c b/popt/popt.c
index d54b8230b..a83671057 100644
--- a/popt/popt.c
+++ b/popt/popt.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/popt/popt.h b/popt/popt.h
index f982da32d..aee7ccbd0 100644
--- a/popt/popt.h
+++ b/popt/popt.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifndef H_POPT
 #define H_POPT
 
diff --git a/popt/poptconfig.c b/popt/poptconfig.c
index 0a81ca447..8f2656d7b 100644
--- a/popt/poptconfig.c
+++ b/popt/poptconfig.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/popt/popthelp.c b/popt/popthelp.c
index 36fcfdca9..17f110e2b 100644
--- a/popt/popthelp.c
+++ b/popt/popthelp.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/popt/poptint.h b/popt/poptint.h
index f7b40d696..195039ad6 100644
--- a/popt/poptint.h
+++ b/popt/poptint.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifndef H_POPTINT
 #define H_POPTINT
 
diff --git a/popt/poptparse.c b/popt/poptparse.c
index aea784b32..cd97ec6e8 100644
--- a/popt/poptparse.c
+++ b/popt/poptparse.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/popt/test1.c b/popt/test1.c
index b554b6725..91624ad7a 100644
--- a/popt/test1.c
+++ b/popt/test1.c
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/* (C) 1998 Red Hat Software, Inc. -- Licensing details are in the COPYING
+   file accompanying popt source distributions, available from 
+   ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/code/popt */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>