Re: base64: Restore original license header (license compliance issue)

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Christopher Allan Webber <address@hidden> writes:

> When incorporating a copyleft licensed program with a lax licensed program,
> it is correct to preserve the original license notice.  See also:
>   
> https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2007/gpl-non-gpl-collaboration.html
>
> base64.scm did not do this.  This is important, because it is part of
> the license that the copyright header be preserved, so we must do this
> to comply correctly.
>
> (This is a common confusion: adding a stronger copyleft does not
> "relicense" the original work.)

Thank you for this patch.  I’m not familiar with these licensing details
but what you write looks plausible to me.

~~ Ricardo