From c56db9fa27c227618e482f14a851d4443501c07b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vogt Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:10:41 +0100 Subject: * COPYING: - Actualized. Removed obsolete Qt section, added GPLv2 clause. (Closes: #440049, #509337) --- COPYING | 151 +++++++--------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-) (limited to 'COPYING') diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 3baf9ac5a..bba1b752b 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,142 +1,23 @@ Apt is copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 Jason Gunthorpe and others. +Apt is currently developed by APT Development Team . -Apt is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), -version 2.0 or later, as published by the Free Software Foundation. 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