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author | Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de> | 2003-04-05 18:57:42 +0000 |
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committer | Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.de> | 2003-04-05 18:57:42 +0000 |
commit | dd13bcf6ca346d7b80b772d1665bf92814f464a9 (patch) | |
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parent | 215c32288cd6023bd5cf9346e8122e03fc486891 (diff) | |
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Reflect change to LGPL.
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diff --git a/doc/ref/preface.texi b/doc/ref/preface.texi index 565bbcc10..062797b58 100644 --- a/doc/ref/preface.texi +++ b/doc/ref/preface.texi @@ -20,50 +20,7 @@ corresponds to Guile version @value{VERSION}. @chapter The Guile License @end ifnottex -The license of Guile consists of the GNU GPL plus a special statement -giving blanket permission to link with non-free software. This is the -license statement as found in any individual file that it applies to: - -@quotation -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it -under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the -Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any -later version. - -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU -General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along -with this software; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free -Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA -02111-1307 USA - -As a special exception, the Free Software Foundation gives permission -for additional uses of the text contained in its release of GUILE. - -The exception is that, if you link the GUILE library with other files to -produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the resulting -executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. Your use of -that executable is in no way restricted on account of linking the GUILE -library code into it. - -This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the -executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. - -This exception applies only to the code released by the Free Software -Foundation under the name GUILE. If you copy code from other Free -Software Foundation releases into a copy of GUILE, as the General Public -License permits, the exception does not apply to the code that you add -in this way. To avoid misleading anyone as to the status of such -modified files, you must delete this exception notice from them. - -If you write modifications of your own for GUILE, it is your choice -whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications. If you -do not wish that, delete this exception notice. -@end quotation - +The license of Guile is the GNU Lesser General Public License. @iftex @section Layout of this Manual |