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Re: wrong license notice in error module
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Eric Blake |
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Re: wrong license notice in error module |
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Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:08:07 -0600 |
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According to address@hidden on 9/19/2009 2:04 PM:
> Hello,
>
> I have found out that both lib/error.h and lib/error.c contain the GPL
> license notice, however, module's description and documentation point out
> that "error" module is licensed under LGPL.
Not a bug. Please read
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/gnulib.html#Copyright. The
module is kept as GPL in the repository to minimize churn in GPL clients,
but can legally be downgraded to LGPL by using gnulib-tool into your LGPL
project.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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