On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 07:08:29PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > From /usr/share/doc/groff-base/copyright: > ====================================================================== > Copyright (C) 1994-2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this > document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, > Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software > Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts > being `A GNU Manual," and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) > below. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled > `GNU Free Documentation License." > > (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: `You have freedom to copy and > modify this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by > the Free Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development." > ====================================================================== > > If the non-free material has already been removed, please also > edit the copyright file.
It's dual-licensed upstream; I contacted upstream years ago about this issue (before it became particularly public that Debian had a problem with the licence) and arranged for the following statement to be added to the top-level LICENSES file: All files part of groff are licensed under this version of the GPL (or licenses which are compatible with the GPL). You are free to choose version 2 or any subsequent version of the GPL. Unfortunately, for technical reasons (see bug #196762), it is extremely difficult to upgrade to the new upstream release. If you like, I can simply include a note in the copyright file with similar contents to this e-mail, although I don't know if that's good form. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
