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@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ format but you can change these:
 License
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+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+version.
+
 Check tumble.el for more information.
 
-Copyright (c) 2008 Federico Builes
 Fork freely!