[ethtool] ethtool: Fix FSF address in file headers

[ethtool] ethtool: Fix FSF address in file headers

[Jeff Kirsher]

Several files refer to an old address for the Free Software Foundation
in the file header comment.  Resolve by replacing the address with
the URL <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/> so that we do not have to keep
updating the header comments anytime the address changes.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
---
 COPYING | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index d60c31a..ea117cd 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 		    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 		       Version 2, June 1991
 
- Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-     59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 
@@ -304,8 +303,7 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+    along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
 Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
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1.8.3.1

Re: [ethtool] ethtool: Fix FSF address in file headers

[Jesse Brandeburg]

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Jeff Kirsher
<jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> wrote:
> - Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -     59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
> + Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
>   Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
>   of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
>
> @@ -304,8 +303,7 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
>      GNU General Public License for more details.
>
>      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> -    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
> -    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
> +    along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Unless I am mistaken, the GPL expressly forbids making changes to the
license.  I'm not sure we can make this change.

quote:
 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 | of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

Re: [ethtool] ethtool: Fix FSF address in file headers

[Ben Hutchings]

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On Tue, 2013-12-17 at 13:33 -0800, Jesse Brandeburg wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Jeff Kirsher
> <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> wrote:
> > - Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> > -     59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
> > + Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
> >   Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
> >   of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
> >
> > @@ -304,8 +303,7 @@ the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
> >      GNU General Public License for more details.
> >
> >      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> > -    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
> > -    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
> > +    along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> 
> Unless I am mistaken, the GPL expressly forbids making changes to the
> license.  I'm not sure we can make this change.
> 
> quote:
>  | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
>  | of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

I've updated it to the FSF's current text instead.  That updates the
address and the full name of the LGPL (plus some whitespace changes).

Thanks for pointing out it was outdated, Jeff.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
If at first you don't succeed, you're doing about average.

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