From 1acd9ae1b6db7f9506b7e63a6ddeb33853799c85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benoit Sigoure Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:35:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add GPL license exception. * NEWS: Add it here. * README: Mention it too, with some explanations. * build-aux/boost.m4: Add the exception. Signed-off-by: Benoit Sigoure --- NEWS | 7 +++++++ README | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ build-aux/boost.m4 | 7 +++++++ 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0dc99a8..02e33be 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ 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, see . +Additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public +License, version 3 ("GPLv3"): + +If you convey this file as part of a work that contains a +configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may do so under +terms of your choice. + Local Variables: mode: outline End: diff --git a/README b/README index 684f09a..69a2f3e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -170,3 +170,21 @@ http://repo.or.cz/w/boost.m4.git Or simply download the latest version: wget 'http://repo.or.cz/w/boost.m4.git?a=blob_plain;f=build-aux/boost.m4;hb=HEAD' -O boost.m4 Patches welcome. + +LICENSE +------- + +The code of boost.m4 is released under GPLv3+ with the following additional +clause: + + Additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public + License, version 3 ("GPLv3"): + + If you convey this file as part of a work that contains a + configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may do so under + terms of your choice. + +This clause has been written by FSF lawyers for Autotools. If you have any +concerns about legal issues, do not contact me as I Am Not A Lawyer. I +*think* you can get advices at . The intent +here is to keep the code Free but to allow anyone to *use* it. diff --git a/build-aux/boost.m4 b/build-aux/boost.m4 index b396249..4b93862 100644 --- a/build-aux/boost.m4 +++ b/build-aux/boost.m4 @@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # +# Additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public +# License, version 3 ("GPLv3"): +# +# If you convey this file as part of a work that contains a +# configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may do so under +# terms of your choice. +# # 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 -- 2.11.4.GIT