Following Paul's patch to Autoconf, I'm installing this in Automake, HEAD and branch-1-10.
I'm waiting for the license clarification feedback before doing any of the GPL notice changes like removing the address and so on. Cheers, Ralf 2007-08-18 Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In ChangeLog files, use more-permissive notice rather than GPL, as per usual GNU standards these days. Index: ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.3002 diff -u -r1.3002 ChangeLog --- ChangeLog 16 Aug 2007 23:47:07 -0000 1.3002 +++ ChangeLog 18 Aug 2007 09:25:35 -0000 @@ -2042,22 +2047,8 @@ Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. ;; Variables: ;; coding: utf-8 Index: ChangeLog.00 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.00,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 ChangeLog.00 --- ChangeLog.00 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.3 +++ ChangeLog.00 18 Aug 2007 09:25:36 -0000 @@ -2207,19 +2207,5 @@ Copyright 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Index: ChangeLog.01 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.01,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 ChangeLog.01 --- ChangeLog.01 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.3 +++ ChangeLog.01 18 Aug 2007 09:25:38 -0000 @@ -4933,19 +4933,5 @@ Copyright (C) 2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Index: ChangeLog.02 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.02,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 ChangeLog.02 --- ChangeLog.02 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.3 +++ ChangeLog.02 18 Aug 2007 09:25:39 -0000 @@ -3221,19 +3221,5 @@ Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Index: ChangeLog.03 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.03,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.4 ChangeLog.03 --- ChangeLog.03 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.4 +++ ChangeLog.03 18 Aug 2007 09:25:41 -0000 @@ -2967,19 +2967,5 @@ Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Index: ChangeLog.04 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.04,v retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.2 ChangeLog.04 --- ChangeLog.04 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.2 +++ ChangeLog.04 18 Aug 2007 09:25:42 -0000 @@ -1615,22 +1615,8 @@ Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. ;; Variables: ;; coding: utf-8 Index: ChangeLog.96 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.96,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 ChangeLog.96 --- ChangeLog.96 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.3 +++ ChangeLog.96 18 Aug 2007 09:25:43 -0000 @@ -3681,19 +3681,5 @@ Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. Index: ChangeLog.98 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/automake/automake/ChangeLog.98,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 ChangeLog.98 --- ChangeLog.98 7 Jul 2007 11:23:27 -0000 1.3 +++ ChangeLog.98 18 Aug 2007 09:25:44 -0000 @@ -2187,19 +2187,5 @@ Copyright 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -This file is part of GNU Automake. - -GNU Automake 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 3, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Automake 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 autoconf; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, -Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.