[ cross-posted to several groups; please followup on the autoconf list ] In order to complete the GNU Project's migration to GPLv3, every GNU program that has exceptions to its license needs to have those exceptions updated for GPLv3. We've prepared draft text for an updated version of the Autoconf exception, sent out an RFC for discussion on this back in April, http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2009-04/msg00081.html including some rationale for the Exception and the formulations. The GNU legal folks went over this again, taking into account some feedback and issues, and came up with a new formulation which is intended to become the final wording of the new Exception soon, unless any serious issues show up. So please take your time to read this new language now. The following show both the draft text of the Exception as it will likely end up in a COPYING.EXCEPTION file, as well as the header text that will go onto files covered by this exception. --- cut --- THIS IS A DRAFT, NOT A PUBLISHED LICENSE EXCEPTION FROM THE FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION. AUTOCONF CONFIGURE SCRIPT EXCEPTION Version 3.0, 18 August 2009 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. This Exception is an additional permission under section 7 of the GNU General Public License, version 3 ("GPLv3"). It applies to a given file that bears a notice placed by the copyright holder of the file stating that the file is governed by GPLv3 along with this Exception. The purpose of this Exception is to allow distribution of Autoconf's typical output under terms of the recipient's choice (including proprietary). 0. Definitions "Covered Code" is the source or object code of a version of Autoconf that is a covered work under this License. "Normally Copied Code" for a version of Autoconf means all parts of its Covered Code which that version can copy from its code (i.e., not from its input file) into its minimally verbose, non-debugging and non-tracing output. "Ineligible Code" is Covered Code that is not Normally Copied Code. 1. Grant of Additional Permission. You have permission to propagate output of Autoconf, even if such propagation would otherwise violate the terms of GPLv3. However, if by modifying Autoconf you cause any Ineligible Code of the version you received to become Normally Copied Code of your modified version, then you void this Exception for the resulting covered work. If you convey that resulting covered work, you must remove this Exception in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 7 of GPLv3. 2. No Weakening of Autoconf Copyleft. The availability of this Exception does not imply any general presumption that third-party software is unaffected by the copyleft requirements of the license of Autoconf. --- cut --- // <filename, description, copyright line> // // This file is part of Autoconf. This program 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. // // 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 General Public License for more details. // // Under Section 7 of GPL version 3, you are granted additional // permissions described in the Autoconf Configure Script Exception, // version 3.0, as published by the Free Software Foundation. // // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // and a copy of the Autoconf Configure Script Exception along with // this program; see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.EXCEPTION // respectively. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
