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@@ -15,3 +15,27 @@ Minilzip now copies file dates, permissions, and ownership like "cp -p". bits S_ISUID and S_ISGID are cleared). "lzlib.texinfo" has been renamed to "lzlib.texi". + +The license has been changed to "GPL version 2 or later with link +exception". + + ----- + +Rationale for the license change. + +I have recently been shocked to know that it is apparently not legal to +use lzlib in GPLv2 programs. Linking those programs with lzlib violates +the GPLv2. But linking proprietary programs with lzlib is fine and legal! + +This problem is not caused by any fault in lzlib's link exception; the +LGPLv3 has the same problem. See for example +http://nmav.gnutls.org/2013/03/the-perils-of-lgplv3.html + +Of course it was never my intention to prevent GPLv2 programs from using +lzlib. I'm sorry for any inconveniences my oversight may have caused to +distributions, GPLv2 software projects, and users in general. + +I am also ashamed of having participated in this schism of the GPL +community. The mere proliferation of different free software licenses is +a burden in and of itself. From now on I'll license all my projects and +contributions in a way compatible with the GPLv2. |