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diff --git a/COPYING.LIB b/COPYING.LIB index c4792dd27a..cf9b6b9972 100644 --- a/COPYING.LIB +++ b/COPYING.LIB @@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ special circumstances. For example, on rare occasions, there may be a special need to encourage the widest possible use of a certain library, so that it -becomes -a de-facto standard. To achieve this, non-free programs must be -allowed to use the library. A more frequent case is that a free +becomes a de-facto standard. To achieve this, non-free programs must +be allowed to use the library. A more frequent case is that a free library does the same job as widely used non-free libraries. In this case, there is little to gain by limiting the free library to free software only, so we use the Lesser General Public License. @@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ included without limitation in the term "modification".) making modifications to it. For a library, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control -compilation -and installation of the library. +compilation and installation of the library. Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of @@ -307,10 +305,10 @@ of these things: the user installs one, as long as the modified version is interface-compatible with the version that the work was made with. - c) Accompany the work with a written offer, valid for at - least three years, to give the same user the materials - specified in Subsection 6a, above, for a charge no more - than the cost of performing this distribution. + c) Accompany the work with a written offer, valid for at least + three years, to give the same user the materials specified in + Subsection 6a, above, for a charge no more than the cost of + performing this distribution. d) If distribution of the work is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, offer equivalent access to copy the above @@ -477,14 +475,13 @@ have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. - <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it -does.> + <one line to give the library's name and a brief idea of what it does.> Copyright (C) <year> <name of author> This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either - version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of @@ -495,17 +492,15 @@ does.> License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software 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. +Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or -your -school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, if -necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: +your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the library, +if necessary. Here is a sample; alter the names: Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James -Random Hacker. + Random Hacker. <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990 Ty Coon, President of Vice |