From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:23:57 +0000 (+0000) Subject: * Corrected factually incorrect statement: These developers hold the copyright to... X-Git-Tag: 1.6.0~1147 X-Git-Url: http://git.cyclocoop.org/%24href?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7cb459256f83e8dbb7fa3afa523141b91d2b8bf4;p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git * Corrected factually incorrect statement: These developers hold the copyright to this work => The contributors hold the [...] * Made a note referencing the section about PD licensing --- diff --git a/README b/README index fda3b884fc..bfb757d2e9 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ The MediaWiki software was written by: * Niklas Laxström * Several others -These developers hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed -under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later +The contributors hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed +under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later[1] (see http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later versions of the code must be free software licensed under the same terms. This includes "extensions" that use MediaWiki functions or @@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ The Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the software, although copyright may be assigned to it by individual contributors at a later date. Wikimedia has not funded any of the development work. -Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are also -released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of users -under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof. +[1] Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are +also released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of +users under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof. Many thanks to the Wikipedia regulars for testing and suggestions.