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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

COPYRIGHT.txt was meant to be a convenience for devs to copy and paste
the license into new source files.  If it doesn't match what is in our
source files then we should update COPYRIGHT.txt accordingly.  I thought
it was the same but if not I will update it when I get a chance.

On 2/20/2015 6:10 AM, Javier Serrano wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Regarding the GPL stuff, see:
>> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/product/view/head:/COPYRIGHT.txt
>>
>> Especially the top.
> 
> That text at the top should be changed (probably just erased) because
> it is in contradiction with all the GPL2+ and GPL3+ headers in the
> sources. I believe Dick agreed to it before leaving. I wonder if we
> even need a COPYRIGHT.txt file at all. Right now it just brings
> confusion. All source files contain headers which clearly indicate
> their license.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Javier
> 
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