Update to relaxed licence

[ion3.git] / debian / copyright

diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index 78fd3c56d103380a4a9dfbeb07506d7570d9aa28..3f5325097141717aed71b89e0e795a3577b947e2 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ the control file and notify <nonfree@release.debian.net>.
 The following notice applies to the Ion3 code and to the names "Ion",
 "Ion3", etc.:
 
-Copyright (c) Tuomo Valkonen 1999-2008.
+Copyright (c) Tuomo Valkonen 1999-2009.
 
 Unless otherwise indicated in components taken from elsewhere, this software
 is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 ("LGPL",
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ reproduced below), extended and modified with the following terms:
     - A version that does not significantly differ from one of the
       copyright holder's releases, must be provided by default.
 
-    - Versions not based on the copyright holder's latest release (on 
-      the corresponding "branch", such as Ion3(tm)), must within 28 days
-      of this release, be prominently marked as (potentially) obsolete
-      and unsupported.
-
     - Significantly altered versions may be provided only if the user
       explicitly requests for those modifications to be applied, and 
       is prominently notified that the software is no longer considered 
@@ -83,25 +78,6 @@ integrate the software with the target platform, without obstructing the
 standard behaviour, are insignificant. Everything else is significant, 
 unless expressly declared otherwise by the copyright holder. 
 
-Distributions: For example, suppose an aggregate distribution of software
-provides an `installpkg` command for installing packages. Then the action
-`installpkg ion3` (resp. `installpkg ion`) should provide the latest release
-of Ion3 (resp. the latest stable release) 28 days from release date at the
-latest, or prominently notify the user that the provided version is (likely
-to be) obsolete and unsupported. The latest release being provided by
-default, or prominently appearing in a listing, constitutes prominent
-marking of earlier releases as obsolete. Specific versions (including
-modified versions) may be provided if the user explicitly requests for
-those, within the constraints set above.
-
-The intent of these terms is to curb the power that "distributions", as
-the primary sources of software for many users, have in defining what
-is perceived as Ion. By providing significantly modified versions and
-out-dated development snapshots without prominently mentioning this fact,
-they do not present the work in a light that the author can agree with,
-and create a burden of dealing with (new) users seeking for support for
-such versions.
-
 ---
 
 The following notice applies to the dock module (mod_dock):