Re: Fix the reducelcs license

[Hartmut Goebel]

Ludovic Courtès writes:

>> >> Is there text in the GPL3 that says this? I was under the impression
>> >> that the "or any later version" clause had to be specified
>> >> explicitly.
> >
> > No it’s the opposite.
> >
> > Specifically, from Section 14 of GPLv3:
> >
> >   If the Program does not specify a version number of the GNU General
> >   Public License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free
> >   Software Foundation.
> >
> > In Guix we encode this as ‘gpl3+’.
> >
> > So the rule is: always put ‘+’ unless the source code headers or some
> > other prominent file restricts to a specific version of the license.

This is very important information for those filing up the licence
field. I'm quite sure I did it wrong.

Can you please add this to the manual, "Packaging" section. Thanks!

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Regards
Hartmut Goebel

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