[fpc-devel] Modified LGPL standard notice

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

[...note I cross posted this to the lazarus mailing list, because it
doesn't really belong in the FPC-devel mailing list...]

OK, I see what you mean, Vincent.  What about... basically the LGPL
header with the modification.

--------------------
{ 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 Library General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
  option) any later version with the following modification:

  As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you
  permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an
  executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules,
  and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of
your choice,
  provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms
and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a
module which is not derived from or based on this library. If you modify this
library, you may extend this exception to your version of the library, but
you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
exception statement from your version.

  This program 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 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
}
--------------------

Regards,
  - Graeme -


On 12/22/06, Vincent Snijders <vsnijders at quicknet.nl> wrote:
> Graeme Geldenhuys schreef:
> > Well, look in the file that it standard header points to.  There it
> > mentions what is different to the standard LGPL.  But yes I agree that
> > one should insert that notice as part of Lazarus IDE menu options.  It
> > will be a small change.  If it's not done after Christmas, I'll
> > implement it next week.  (I'm away for the weekend)
>
> I have no problem implementing it, I just want to know what the value
> should be of the lisModifiedLGPLNotice constant (i.e. what text should
> be inserted).
>
> Vincent
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