Re: [libvirt] [PATCH 2/4] maint: follow recommended practice for using LGPL

On 05/16/2013 02:23 AM, Eric Blake wrote: > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html states: > > You should also include a copy of the license itself somewhere in the > distribution of your program. All programs, whether they are released > under the GPL or LGPL, should include the text version of the GPL. In > GNU programs the license is usually in a file called COPYING. > > If you are releasing your program under the LGPL, you should also > include the text version of the LGPL, usually in a file called > COPYING.LESSER. Please note that, since the LGPL is a set of > additional permissions on top of the GPL, it's important to include > both licenses so users have all the materials they need to understand > their rights. > > * configure.ac (COPYING): No more games with non-git file. > * COPYING: New file, copied from gnulib. > * COPYING.LIB: Rename... > * COPYING.LESSER: ...to this. > * .gitignore: Track licenses in git. > * cfg.mk (exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_copyright_address): Tweak > rule. > * libvirt.spec.in (daemon, client, python): Reflect rename. > > Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake(a)redhat.com&gt; > --- ACK,