[m-rev.] for review: sync license with latest upstream revisions from the FSF

Julien Fischer jfischer at opturion.com
Tue Jan 13 17:10:54 AEDT 2026


For review by anyone.

The diff is done with -b (there are some minor whitespace changes in
the upstream version).

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Sync licenses with latest upstream revisions from the FSF.

Use the latest revisions of the GPL version 2 and LGPL version 2 text from the
FSF. This replaces out-of-date addresses and the assumption that the year
begins with 19.

COPYING:
COPYING.LIB:
    As above.

Julien.

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index a43ea2126..9efa6fbc9 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                        Version 2, June 1991

- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-                          675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ <https://fsf.org/>
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ 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.
-
+
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
     License.  (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but
     does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on
     the Program is not required to print an announcement.)
-
+
 These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.  If
 identifiable sections of that work are not derived from the Program,
 and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ access to copy from a designated place, then
offering equivalent
 access to copy the source code from the same place counts as
 distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
 compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
-
+
   4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
 except as expressly provided under this License.  Any attempt
 otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impose that choice.

 This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to
 be a consequence of the rest of this License.
-
+
   8. If the distribution and/or use of the Program is restricted in
 certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the
 original copyright holder who places the Program under this License
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE
 POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

                      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
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ 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.

     <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
@@ -303,16 +303,15 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the
full notice is found.
     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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+    with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 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.
@@ -329,11 +328,11 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.

-  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
-  Ty Coon, President of Vice
+  <signature of Moe Ghoul>, 1 April 1989
+  Moe Ghoul, President of Vice

 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.
diff --git a/COPYING.LIB b/COPYING.LIB
index aad355264..f33ace926 100644
--- a/COPYING.LIB
+++ b/COPYING.LIB
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exception statement from your version.
                        Version 2, June 1991

  Copyright (C) 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-                    675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
+ <https://fsf.org/>
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ DAMAGES.

                      END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

-     Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
+           How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries

   If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest
 possible use to the public, we recommend making it free software that
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file
should have at least the
     Library General Public License for more details.

     You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
-    Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+    License along with this library; if not, see
<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.

@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ 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.

-  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
-  Ty Coon, President of Vice
+  <signature of Moe Ghoul>, 1 April 1990
+  Moe Ghoul, President of Vice

 That's all there is to it!


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