Grant more permissions to copying, as per the usual GNU standard these

days for ChangeLog files.

4 files changed, 25 insertions, 68 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f75e70d1..023e01c6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-07-20  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+	Reword the copyright notices to match what's suggested in GPLv3.
+	In ChangeLog files, use more-permissive notice rather than GPL, as
+	per usual GNU standards these days.
+
 2007-07-13  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* doc/autoconf.texi (autoreconf Invocation): Document ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS
@@ -13527,19 +13533,6 @@
 	Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free
 	Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-	This file is part of GNU Autoconf.
-
-	GNU Autoconf 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 3, or (at your option)
-	any later version.
-
-	GNU Autoconf 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.
-
-	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-	along with autoconf; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-	the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-	Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+	Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
+	modification, are permitted provided the copyright notice and this
+	notice are preserved.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.0 b/ChangeLog.0
index 30e63169..df722162 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.0
+++ b/ChangeLog.0
@@ -342,23 +342,11 @@ Fri Apr 24 10:08:21 1992  David J. MacKenzie  (djm@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu)
 	(AC_LIBTHING{PRESENT,MISSING}): Run conftest in subshell.
 	From Ian Lance Taylor.
 
------
 
-Copyright 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+	-----
 
-This file is part of GNU Autoconf.
+	Copyright (C) 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-GNU Autoconf 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 3, or (at your option)
-any later version.
-
-GNU Autoconf 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.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with autoconf; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+	Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
+	modification, are permitted provided the copyright notice and this
+	notice are preserved.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.1 b/ChangeLog.1
index f4080f87..0282dcd6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.1
+++ b/ChangeLog.1
@@ -1919,23 +1919,11 @@ Mon Jul 20 01:08:01 1992  David J. MacKenzie  (djm@nutrimat.gnu.ai.mit.edu)
 
 	* Version 1.0.
 
------
 
-Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+	-----
 
-This file is part of GNU Autoconf.
+	Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-GNU Autoconf 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 3, or (at your option)
-any later version.
-
-GNU Autoconf 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.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with autoconf; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+	Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
+	modification, are permitted provided the copyright notice and this
+	notice are preserved.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.2 b/ChangeLog.2
index 2f1567ee..13624cd5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.2
+++ b/ChangeLog.2
@@ -12847,24 +12847,12 @@ Thu Apr 28 12:01:01 1994  David J. MacKenzie  (djm@burnout.eng.umd.edu)
 	* Makefile.in, configure.in: Add autoscan and its data files.
 	Check for perl.
 
------
 
-Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free
-Software Foundation, Inc.
+	-----
 
-This file is part of GNU Autoconf.
+	Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free
+	Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-GNU Autoconf 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 3, or (at your option)
-any later version.
-
-GNU Autoconf 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.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with autoconf; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
-Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+	Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
+	modification, are permitted provided the copyright notice and this
+	notice are preserved.