Re: Bump Autoconf license

[Eric Blake]

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According to Ralf Wildenhues on 9/8/2009 11:32 PM:
> There was no discussion regarding the second Autoconf license exception
> RFC.  So, OK to commit (if distcheck passes)?

One thing to fix first, but after that, I'm okay with pushing the patch.

> I noted that some external files in build-aux also use the old wording
> together with v3; that should be fixed in gnulib/texinfo.

Can you ping the upstream owners of those files?

> The only remaining GPLv2+ files are the perl files synced from Automake
> now.  (But if you 'mv COPYINGv3 COPYING' after that is sorted out,
> remember to adjust Makefile.am and the notices in lib/*/*.m4)

Yes, that is a good followup patch, but should not be part of this one.

> @@ -70,8 +68,7 @@ General help using GNU software: 
> <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>."]
>  version=["\
>  autoconf (@PACKAGE_NAME@) @VERSION@
>  Copyright (C) @RELEASE_YEAR@ Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
> -<http://gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
> +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

Per the GNU Coding Standards,
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/standards.html#g_t_002d_002dversion,
I would feel more comfortable seeing all the program's --version output
include:

License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>

(those two URLs fit in one 80-columns row, even if the email wrapped)

Or, if we know what URL the Autoconf exception will be given, even calling
out that particular page.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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