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Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved on the splash screen |
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Sun, 14 Feb 2021 01:38:06 -0500 |
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> from free software, I propose we exercise section 7.4 of GPLv3 to require
> "require preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author
> attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed
> by works containing it"
We cannot alter GPLv3. We could only make a new version, and the amount of
hassle that would involve is not worth considering for this.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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Dr Richard Stallman
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)