Re: gplv3 files and updates

[Bruno Haible]

Karl Berry wrote:
> I've never understood that "trick" (even though you've explained it to
> me before, sorry).

It is documented in the README, in more detail in doc/gnulib-intro.texi, and
you find the motivation in
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2004-09/msg00131.html

> On the face of it, it does not seem legal.

Why not? Who could be hurt by us writing "GPL" on some files which are
really LGPL and of which we all know that they are LGPL?

Bruno