Bruno Haible via Gnulib discussion list <bug-gnulib@gnu.org> writes: > Hi, > > The all-permissive copyright + license notice that we currently use is: > > dnl Copyright (C) YEARS Free Software Foundation, Inc. > dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation > dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, > dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved. > > since 2005 [1]. > > Meanwhile, in 2020, John Darrington suggested to me to use a different > all-permissive license notice [2], that has the additional sentence > > This file is offered as-is, without any warranty. > > Should we use or not use this additional sentence?
Why aren't we using the following version? Did these texts diverge at some point? The warranty disclaimer seems good, but I don't recall that it was part of either license text historically. "Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any warranty." https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#License-Notices-for-Other-Files /Simon
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