Change to LGPL

openslide · 39c4ae1ef39e63dbbc9784d4eb59e510ec1ebd88 · agoode committed Jan 28, 2010 · Jan 28, 2010 · 39c4ae1
1 parent a3b01ab
commit 39c4ae1ef39e63dbbc9784d4eb59e510ec1ebd88
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ http://openslide.cs.cmu.edu/
 
 ====================
 
-Unless otherwise specified, this code is copyright Carnegie Mellon University.
+Unless otherwise specified, this code is copyright Carnegie Mellon
+University.
 
-This code is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2, not any later version.
-See the file gpl-2.0.txt for the text of the license.
+This code is licensed under the GNU LGPL version 2.1, not any later
+version.  See the file lgpl-2.1.txt for the text of the license.
+
+OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+Lesser General Public License for more details.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = README.txt TODO.txt gpl-2.0.txt LICENSE.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = README.txt TODO.txt lgpl-2.1.txt LICENSE.txt
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = openslide.pc
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ vendors.
 What is the license?
 ====================
 
-This code is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2, not any later version.
-See the file gpl-2.0.txt for the text of the license.
+This code is licensed under the GNU LGPL version 2.1, not any later version.
+See the file lgpl-2.1.txt for the text of the license.
 
 
 Requirements
diff --git a/gpl-2.0.txt b/gpl-2.0.txt
diff --git a/lgpl-2.1.txt b/lgpl-2.1.txt
diff --git a/src/openslide-cache.c b/src/openslide-cache.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #include <openslide-cache.h>
diff --git a/src/openslide-cache.h b/src/openslide-cache.h
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #ifndef OPENSLIDE_OPENSLIDE_CACHE_H_
diff --git a/src/openslide-features.h b/src/openslide-features.h
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #ifndef OPENSLIDE_OPENSLIDE_FEATURES_H_
diff --git a/src/openslide-hash.c b/src/openslide-hash.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #include "openslide-hash.h"
diff --git a/src/openslide-hash.h b/src/openslide-hash.h
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #ifndef OPENSLIDE_OPENSLIDE_HASH_H_
diff --git a/src/openslide-ops-jpeg.c b/src/openslide-ops-jpeg.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/openslide-ops-tiff.c b/src/openslide-ops-tiff.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/src/openslide-private.h b/src/openslide-private.h
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #ifndef OPENSLIDE_OPENSLIDE_PRIVATE_H_
diff --git a/src/openslide-tilehelper.c b/src/openslide-tilehelper.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #include "openslide-tilehelper.h"
diff --git a/src/openslide-tilehelper.h b/src/openslide-tilehelper.h
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 #ifndef OPENSLIDE_OPENSLIDE_TILEHELPER_H_
diff --git a/src/openslide-vendor-aperio.c b/src/openslide-vendor-aperio.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/openslide-vendor-generic-tiff.c b/src/openslide-vendor-generic-tiff.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/openslide-vendor-hamamatsu.c b/src/openslide-vendor-hamamatsu.c
@@ -5,21 +5,18 @@
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  OpenSlide 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, version 2.
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+ *  published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
  *
  *  OpenSlide is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
- *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- *  along with OpenSlide. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *  License along with OpenSlide. If not, see
+ *  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- *  Linking OpenSlide statically or dynamically with other modules is
- *  making a combined work based on OpenSlide. Thus, the terms and
- *  conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole
- *  combination.
  */
 
 /*