* README: Add section to attract more people towards the GNU project. Inspired by a suggestion from Jose E. Marchesi <[email protected]> on the gnu-prog-discuss mailing list. --- README | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README b/README index fd16df7c..2cedb951 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ found in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-autoconf/>, and similarly for the other mailing lists. Licensing - +========= Autoconf is released under the General Public License version 3 (GPLv3+). Additionally, Autoconf includes a licensing exception in some of its source files; see the respective copyright notices for how your @@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ For more licensing information, see For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package note that the range specifies every single year in that closed interval. +GNU Project notice +================== +Autoconf is part of the GNU Operating System, developed by the GNU Project. + +If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in +writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official +GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer. Instructions on how to do +this are here: + https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation + +Don't have a program to contribute? Look at all the other ways to help: + https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html + +And to learn more about Free (libre) Software in general, please read +and share this page: + https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html + +We are looking forward to hacking with you! + ----- Copyright (C) 1992-1994, 1998, 2000-2017, 2020-2021 Free Software -- 2.31.1
