exemption -> exception in a number of places below
Though similar in meaning, better to use the standard wording here.
On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 11:02 AM Arne Schwabe wrote:
> After first round of mailing people with more than 10 commits we have
> almost all committers have agreed. This put this license in the realm
> of having a realistic change to work. Had any of these contributers
> disagreed, rewriting all their code might have been not feasible.
>
> The rationale of adding this exception now is to avoid having to
> have a second round of agreement for new contributers and ensure
> that all new code will include the exemption.
> Change-Id: Ide83f914f383b53ef37ddf628e4da5a78e241bf0
> Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe
> ---
> COPYING | 23 +++
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
> index e12c51414..b4a148494 100644
> --- a/COPYING
> +++ b/COPYING
> @@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ OpenVPN license:
>file, but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to
>do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
>
> +Apache2 linking exemption:
> +---
> +OpenVPN is currently undergoing a license change to add an exemption for
> +Apache 2 linking. The following exemption is only valid for new
> contributions
> +after COMMITDATE and past contribution where the authors have already
> agreed
> +to the exemption.
> +
> + In addition, as a special exception, OpenVPN Inc and the
> + contributors give permission to link the code of this program to
> + libraries (the "Libraries") licensed under the Apache License
> + version 2.0 (this work and any linked library the "Combined Work")
> + and copy and distribute the Combined Work without an obligation to
> + license the Libraries under the GNU General Public License v2
> + (GPL-2.0) as required by Section 2 of the GPL-2.0, and without an
> + obligation to refrain from imposing any additional restrictions in
> + the Apache License version 2 that are not in the GPL-2.0, as
> + required by Section 6 of the GPL-2.0. You must comply with the
> + GPL-2.0 in all other respects for the Combined Work, including
> + the obligation to provide source code. If you modify this file, you
> + may extend this exception to your version of the file, but you are
> + not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
> + exception statement from your version.
> +
> LZO license:
>
>
> --
> 2.39.2 (Apple Git-143)
>
>
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