Add license exception text to gmon-start.

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 74b02725cf..df58724364 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-02-27  Roland McGrath  <roland@hack.frob.com>
+
+	* csu/gmon-start.c: Add special exception to license text.
+
 2013-02-27  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
 
 	* scripts/config.guess: Update from config.git.
diff --git a/csu/gmon-start.c b/csu/gmon-start.c
index 3710379809..54495eb493 100644
--- a/csu/gmon-start.c
+++ b/csu/gmon-start.c
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
+   In addition to the permissions in the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License, the Free Software Foundation gives you unlimited
+   permission to link the compiled version of this file with other
+   programs, and to distribute those programs without any restriction
+   coming from the use of this file.  (The GNU Lesser General Public
+   License restrictions do apply in other respects; for example, they
+   cover modification of the file, and distribution when not linked
+   into another program.)
+
+   Note that people who make modified versions of this file are not
+   obligated to grant this special exception for their modified
+   versions; it is their choice whether to do so.  The GNU Lesser
+   General Public License gives permission to release a modified
+   version without this exception; this exception also makes it
+   possible to release a modified version which carries forward this
+   exception.
+
    The GNU C Library 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