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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f1676e99..638a8bf5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ lm-sensors CHANGES file
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SVN HEAD
+ documentation: Update the note about libsensors license
sensors.conf.5: Enhance the hysteresis documentation
sensors.conf.default: Add support for NCT6779 and NCT6791
libsensors: Get rid of arbitrary limit on per-type sensor count
diff --git a/doc/developers/applications b/doc/developers/applications
index 6cbfd731..c39840d0 100644
--- a/doc/developers/applications
+++ b/doc/developers/applications
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ Details:
configuration file format is documented in the sensors.conf(5) manual
page.
- Note that libsensors falls under the GPL, not the LGPL.
- In more human language, that means it is FORBIDDEN to link any application
- to the library, even to the shared version, if the application itself
- does not fall under the GPL. This may or may not be changed in the future.
- Contact us if you wish to discuss your application.
+ Note that since version 3.2.0, libsensors falls under the LGPL, not the
+ GPL as it used to. In more human language, that means it is now ALLOWED
+ to link any application to the library, even to the shared version,
+ regardless of the application's license.
For examples of programs using libsensors accesses, see prog/sensors and
prog/sensord.