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Re: gnulib-tool: Stop doing license notice replacements
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Eric Blake |
Subject: |
Re: gnulib-tool: Stop doing license notice replacements |
Date: |
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 15:49:38 -0500 |
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On Fri, Jun 04, 2021 at 10:29:22PM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> As agreed upon in the thread starting at
> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2021-05/msg00102.html>.
>
>
> +++ b/doc/gnulib-intro.texi
> @@ -455,15 +455,22 @@ proofreading the patch.
> @section Copyright
>
> Most modules are under the GPL@. Some, mostly modules which can
> -reasonably be used in libraries, are under LGPL@. The source files
> -always say "GPL", but the real license specification is in the module
> -description file. If the module description file says "GPL", it means
> -"GPLv3+" (GPLv3 or newer, at the licensee's choice); if it says "LGPL",
> -it means "LGPLv3+" (LGPLv3 or newer, at the licensee's choice).
> +reasonably be used in libraries, are under LGPL@. Few modules are
> +under other licenses, such as LGPLv2+, unlimited, or public domain.
Would read better as "A few modules are..."
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