ref: c44aabebe17d7bc8e6173e2b3d1a6e7b4f5edaf5
dir: /utils/awk/NOTICE/
This is a copy of Brian Kernighan's awk from netlib, which can be used on systems that don't provide a reasonably modern version of awk. Awk is needed for kernel builds, amongst other things. See the README for the terms under which it is distributed.