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diff --git a/doc/gpl.texi b/doc/gpl.texi index ca0508fa..1a4dfcb3 100644 --- a/doc/gpl.texi +++ b/doc/gpl.texi @@ -1,18 +1,19 @@ @node Copying -@appendix GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE - +@unnumbered GNU General Public License @cindex GPL, GNU General Public License @center Version 2, June 1991 +@c This file is intended to be included in another file. + @display Copyright @copyright{} 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -59 Temple Place -- Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA +51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. @end display -@appendixsubsec Preamble +@heading Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public @@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ software---to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by -the GNU Library General Public License instead.) You can apply it to +the GNU Lesser General Public License instead.) You can apply it to your programs, too. When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not @@ -62,14 +63,9 @@ patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. -@iftex -@appendixsubsec TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION -@end iftex -@ifinfo -@center TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION -@end ifinfo +@heading TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION -@enumerate +@enumerate 0 @item This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it may be distributed @@ -292,6 +288,7 @@ of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally. @end iftex @ifinfo @center NO WARRANTY + @end ifinfo @item @@ -322,10 +319,11 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. @end iftex @ifinfo @center END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS + @end ifinfo @page -@unnumberedsec How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs +@heading Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it @@ -337,22 +335,22 @@ convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the ``copyright'' line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. @smallexample -@var{one line to give the program's name and an idea of what it does.} -Copyright (C) 19@var{yy} @var{name of author} +@var{one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.} +Copyright (C) @var{yyyy} @var{name of author} -This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or -modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License -as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 -of the License, or (at your option) any later version. +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along -with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., -59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. @end smallexample Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. @@ -361,11 +359,10 @@ If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode: @smallexample -Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19@var{yy} @var{name of author} -Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details -type `show w'. This is free software, and you are welcome -to redistribute it under certain conditions; type `show c' -for details. +Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) @var{year} @var{name of author} +Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'. +This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it +under certain conditions; type `show c' for details. @end smallexample The hypothetical commands @samp{show w} and @samp{show c} should show @@ -378,20 +375,16 @@ You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a ``copyright disclaimer'' for the program, if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: -@smallexample -@group -Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright -interest in the program `Gnomovision' -(which makes passes at compilers) written -by James Hacker. +@example +Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program +`Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker. @var{signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1989 Ty Coon, President of Vice -@end group -@end smallexample +@end example This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the -library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library General +library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General Public License instead of this License. |