On Sat, 2004-07-10 at 10:03, Nadim Shaikli wrote:
> I'm lost - what do you mean update the license ? The license in CVS is
> the same one on GNU's site in both of these links (the later being
> explicity mentioned in the 'license.txt' file and the former noted
> within each and every font file),
>
> http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
>
> Is this license now outdated ? If so can you present me with an "updated"
> version ? I'm not sure what needs to be updated.
>
Okay, here is a diff ;)
----------------
--- license.txt 2003-08-20 02:35:58.000000000 +0400
+++ gpl.txt 2001-07-15 15:55:07.000000000 +0400
@@ -1,21 +1,8 @@
- -* www.arabeyes.org *-
-
-If you'd like to help the Arabeyes Project, then consider:
-
- http://www.arabeyes.org/donate.php
-
---
-These fonts are subject to the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC (GPL) LICENSE.
-See below for details or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
---
-
- -* www.gnu.org *-
-
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
+ 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307 USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
@@ -292,7 +279,7 @@
END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
+ 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
@@ -304,7 +291,7 @@
the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it
does.>
- Copyright (C) 19yy <name of author>
+ Copyright (C) <year> <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
@@ -318,14 +305,15 @@
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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307 USA
+
Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper
mail.
If the program is interactive, make it output a short notice like this
when it starts in an interactive mode:
- Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) 19yy name of author
+ Gnomovision version 69, Copyright (C) year 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.
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Hope that helps ;)
Regards,
Mohammed Elzubeir
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