Fwd: Truncated license.

[Andreas Pour]

Matthias Kalle Dalheimer wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> does anybody know anything about this?

The Appendix ("Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs")
is missing and should be included.  It's missing not only from the
COPYING files but from the main (documentation) page
(common/gpl-license.html), though I did find the appendix included in
one place (common/gpl-license).

Ciao,

Dre

> 
> Kalle
> 
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> 
> Subject: Truncated license.
> Date: Today 16.28.08
> From: Divide by Zero <divide at thepentagon.com>
> To: kalle at kde.org
> 
> When I was trying to make a project on savannah.gnu.org for my Noatun plugin,
> Lyrik, I submitted my code for review. They pointed out that the GPL License
> in the COPYING file is truncated. Since KDevelop gave me this file from the
> template, I examined the other COPYING files throughout the KDE distribution.
> It seems that all these files contain the truncated License, and, as you can
> read below, it is a mistake that must be corrected.
> They asked me to talk to the KDE team about fixing it, so I am forwarding you
> the original discussion.
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Lyrik
> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:03:06 +0200
> From: Loic Dachary <loic at gnu.org>
> To: Divide by Zero <divide at thepentagon.com>
> Cc: savannah-hackers at gnu.org
> 
> Divide by Zero writes:
>  > On sob 20. kwiecieñ 2002 09:34, Loic Dachary wrote:
>  > >        I see that you've accidentaly truncated the GNU GPL (as found
>  > > at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt) in the COPYING file you
>  > > distribute with your software. The "How to Apply These Terms to Your New
>  > > Programs" section displayed below is missing.
>  >
>  > Whole KDE is distributed with the License `accidentaly truncated', ie.
>  > without this section. Is this really an integral part of the License, or
>  > only an optional addendum?
> 
>         It is an integral part. And whenever you use the GNU GPL you must
> use it as-is, without any modifications. If KDE is distributed with a
> truncated GNU GPL, it's a mistake. Could you talk to them to fix this ?
>         http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLOmitPreamble
>         A++,
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