Follow-up Comment #6, task #9801 (project administration):

We request that you use the copying-permissions notice that is described in
the gpl-howto. Simply stating "This is free software, please read COPYING for
details", does not clarify which license you are using. With the GNU GPL
version 3 license you have the option to copy from code under other licenses
compatible with GNU GPL, which will most likely state their licensing terms in
the COPYING file. So in a project when there are multiple sources of code, it
creates a mess.

Please follow the the GPL Howto for instructions on how to apply it:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html

You are using the GPL version 3 for your license correct? Here is an example
copying-permissions notice I am requesting you use instead:

    This file is part of Foobar.

    Foobar 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 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    Foobar 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 Foobar.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.orglicenses/>.

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