FvwmButtons: comply better with the GPL #321
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Although fvwm has been under the GPL for some time, certain part of fvwm (especially around modules) which have had different contriutions from different authors over the years, have meant that certain copyright messages have remained. These copyright messages which are subject to modification as long as said message remains intact, goes against the spirit of the GPL. Indeed, in speaking with the authors in question, such practises were common before the GPL was established as a means of licensing/modifiying software. The following authors were contacted and their responses indicate they're happy for FvwmButtons's copyright notices to change: * Jarl Totland (2020-11-23): Hi Thomas! Wow, that was a long time ago :) I see from github you have been hard at work on fvwm3 for some years, happy to hear my humble contribution is still useful today! I trust you to make the right license decisions going forward and give you my full permission to change licensing as you see fit. Appreciate if my name stays in there somewhere as long as the code stays alive. Sincerely, -Jarl The man page has been updated to reflect this change.
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Although fvwm has been under the GPL for some time, certain part of fvwm
(especially around modules) which have had different contriutions from
different authors over the years, have meant that certain copyright
messages have remained.
These copyright messages which are subject to modification as long as
said message remains intact, goes against the spirit of the GPL.
Indeed, in speaking with the authors in question, such practises were
common before the GPL was established as a means of licensing/modifiying
software.
The following authors were contacted and their responses indicate
they're happy for FvwmButtons's copyright notices to change:
Jarl Totland (2020-11-23):
Hi Thomas!
Wow, that was a long time ago :) I see from github you have been hard at
work on fvwm3 for some years, happy to hear my humble contribution is
still useful today! I trust you to make the right license decisions
going forward and give you my full permission to change licensing as you
see fit. Appreciate if my name stays in there somewhere as long as the
code stays alive.
Sincerely,
-Jarl
The man page has been updated to reflect this change.