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Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved on the splash screen
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 01:38:06 -0500

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  > from free software, I propose we exercise section 7.4 of GPLv3 to require
  > "require preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author
  > attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed
  > by works containing it"

We cannot alter GPLv3.  We could only make a new version, and the amount of
hassle that would involve is not worth considering for this.

Thanks for the suggestion, though.

-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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