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diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 96628695..4c657292 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ 2004-12-07 Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]> + * Makefile.am: Change license to LGPL. + (gpgme_TEXINFOS): Replace gpl.texi with lesser.texi. + + * gpgme.texi: Change license to LGPL (also for documentation of + GPGME's license). + * lesser.texi: New file. + * gpl.texi: File removed. + * gpgme.texi (Creating Contexts): Fix cut&paste error. Reported by Noel Torres <[email protected]>. diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am index 1f6a4bc4..c5aeb2f4 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile.am +++ b/doc/Makefile.am @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ # doc - Automake template -# Copyright (C) 2001 g10 Code GmbH +# Copyright (C) 2001, 2004 g10 Code GmbH # # This file is part of GPGME. # -# GPGME is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or -# (at your option) any later version. +# GPGME 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 2.1 of the +# License, or (at your option) any later version. # -# GPGME 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 General Public License for more details. +# GPGME 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. 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The GPGME reference manual is free software; you can redistribute it -and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as -published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the -License, or (at your option) any later version. +and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public +License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version +2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. The GPGME reference manual 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. 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