From 4764b2f0be91b05395f6c25b0f74bd8d65aaa590 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kirill Elagin Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:27:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] COYPING: restore the full text text of GPL (#21568) When the license was added to the repository, its text was changed (some sections at the end removed) and, worse, the authors of go-ethereum tried to claim copyright on the license text. The correct way to apply GPL to a project is to copy it verbatim. This change reverts the text of the GPL to the original. --- COPYING | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 8d66e87723..f288702d2f 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 - Copyright (C) 2014 The go-ethereum Authors. + Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. @@ -616,4 +616,59 @@ above cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms, reviewing courts shall apply local law that most closely approximates an absolute waiver of all civil liability in connection with the Program, unless a warranty or assumption of liability accompanies a -copy of the Program in return for a fee. \ No newline at end of file +copy of the Program in return for a fee. + + END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS + + How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs + + If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest +possible use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it +free software which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms. + + To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest +to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively +state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least +the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. + + + Copyright (C) + + 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 of the License, 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. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program. If not, see . + +Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. + + If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short +notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode: + + Copyright (C) + This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'. + This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it + under certain conditions; type `show c' for details. + +The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate +parts of the General Public License. Of course, your program's commands +might be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an "about box". + + You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school, +if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer" for the program, if necessary. +For more information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see +. + + The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program +into proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you +may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with +the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General +Public License instead of this License. But first, please read +.