From 7cb459256f83e8dbb7fa3afa523141b91d2b8bf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:23:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * 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 --- README | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) 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. -- 2.20.1