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| author | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2020-05-17 19:27:08 +0200 |
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| committer | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2020-05-17 19:27:08 +0200 |
| commit | 88fc5afbccc959d0be70e4561a212dd18258aa8e (patch) | |
| tree | fd5f248174af94b4614564ffac4c4357064caf69 /doc/licenses-texi.texi | |
| parent | 6f3f39926b3de346695e6213b9378c643dc47817 (diff) | |
| download | gnulib-88fc5afbccc959d0be70e4561a212dd18258aa8e.tar.gz | |
Clarify intended usage of the license file modules.
Reported by Asher Gordon <AsDaGo@posteo.net> in
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2020-05/msg00126.html>.
* doc/licenses-texi.texi (License Texinfo sources): Mention the
GNU AGPL. Explain the intended usage of the modules.
* modules/fdl (Notice): Discourage use as a module.
* modules/fdl-1.3 (Notice): Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/licenses-texi.texi')
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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/licenses-texi.texi b/doc/licenses-texi.texi index 60110ef096..d226bc8d02 100644 --- a/doc/licenses-texi.texi +++ b/doc/licenses-texi.texi @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ @node License Texinfo sources @section License Texinfo sources -Gnulib provides copies of the GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, and GNU FDL licenses -in Texinfo form. (The master location is +Gnulib provides copies of the GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, GNU Affero GPL, and +GNU FDL licenses in Texinfo form. (The master location is @url{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/}). These Texinfo documents do not have any node names and structures built into them; for your manual, you should @code{@@include} them in an appropriate @code{@@node}. @@ -12,3 +12,33 @@ The conventional name for the GPL node is @samp{Copying} and for the FDL a conventional node name. Of course the license texts themselves should not be changed at all. + +The recommended way to make use of these license files, consistently +with current practice, is as follows: +@itemize +@item +The code license (GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, or GNU Affero GPL) is usually +present as a file in the top-level directory. This is true not only for +the release tarballs, but also in the VCS repository. The file is +typically named @samp{COPYING} for the GNU GPL, or @samp{COPYING.LIB} or +@samp{COPYING.LESSER} for the GNU LGPL. The presence of this file +fulfills a legal obligation; see +@url{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhyMustIInclude}. + +To make use of the code license in your documentation, you may request +one of the modules @code{gpl-3.0}, @code{gpl-2.0}, @code{lgpl-3.0}, +@code{lgpl-2.1}, @code{agpl-3.0}, through a @code{gnulib-tool} invocation. +Or you may copy the relevant Texinfo file directly into your VCS repository. +Both approaches are equally good. The Texinfo file changes very rarely. +@item +The documentation license file (GNU FDL) is usually not present as a +file in the top-level directory, because that would be ambiguous: When +you use the GNU FDL, you need to specify the Invariant Sections, the +Front-Cover Texts, and the Back-Cover Texts. + +To make use of this documentation license, copy the relevant Texinfo +file into your VCS repository. This makes sure that anyone who receives +a copy of your VCS repository has also received a copy of the +documentation license. In the documentation, also state what are the +Invariant Sections, the Front-Cover Texts, and the Back-Cover Texts. +@end itemize |