Hi Eric, Brett, Brett, could you publish the Autoconf Exception on gnu.org? Thanks!
* Eric Blake wrote on Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:58:42PM CEST: > According to Ralf Wildenhues on 9/8/2009 11:32 PM: > > There was no discussion regarding the second Autoconf license exception > > RFC. So, OK to commit (if distcheck passes)? > > One thing to fix first, but after that, I'm okay with pushing the patch. Thanks! I've pushed the patch with the changes below squashed in. > > I noted that some external files in build-aux also use the old wording > > together with v3; that should be fixed in gnulib/texinfo. > > Can you ping the upstream owners of those files? I intend to provide patches to upstream, yes. > > autoconf (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ > > Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > -License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later > > -<http://gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html> > > +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later > > <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> > > Per the GNU Coding Standards, > http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/standards.html#g_t_002d_002dversion, > I would feel more comfortable seeing all the program's --version output > include: > > License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later > <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> > > (those two URLs fit in one 80-columns row, even if the email wrapped) Indeed, that seems to be a better statement; I overlooked this issue completely. Thanks. I've changed the --version output of all programs in autoconf/bin/ now. > Or, if we know what URL the Autoconf exception will be given, even calling > out that particular page. Yes, we can change that then, too. Thanks! Ralf * bin/autoconf.as, bin/autoheader.in, bin/autom4te.in, bin/autoreconf.in, bin/autoscan.in, bin/autoupdate.in, bin/ifnames.in: Bump to GPLv3+, adjust --version output to reflect this plus the Autoconf Exception. diff --git a/bin/autoconf.as b/bin/autoconf.as index 0f9df01..f81863e 100644 --- a/bin/autoconf.as +++ b/bin/autoconf.as @@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>."] version=["\ autoconf (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/autoheader.in b/bin/autoheader.in index 8bf88a3..c3b9c09 100644 --- a/bin/autoheader.in +++ b/bin/autoheader.in @@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. # -------- $version = "autoheader (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/autom4te.in b/bin/autom4te.in index 6202a47..2e7fc04 100644 --- a/bin/autom4te.in +++ b/bin/autom4te.in @@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. $version = <<"EOF"; autom4te (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/autoreconf.in b/bin/autoreconf.in index d01ac85..e7b60ef 100644 --- a/bin/autoreconf.in +++ b/bin/autoreconf.in @@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. # -------- $version = "autoreconf (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/autoscan.in b/bin/autoscan.in index a3d98e8..1e2980f 100644 --- a/bin/autoscan.in +++ b/bin/autoscan.in @@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. # -------- $version = "autoscan (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/autoupdate.in b/bin/autoupdate.in index d6e36e0..2bff59d 100644 --- a/bin/autoupdate.in +++ b/bin/autoupdate.in @@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. # -------- $version = "autoupdate (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. diff --git a/bin/ifnames.in b/bin/ifnames.in index 12528b0..17141a4 100644 --- a/bin/ifnames.in +++ b/bin/ifnames.in @@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>. # -------- $version = "ifnames (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@ Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc. -License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later +<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
